Bookings infuriate Fergie
03 Feb 2008 - 10:29:35
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson was disappointed to have seven players booked as his side battled back to snatch a point from a 1-1 draw at Tottenham.
United looked set to be heading for only their fourth league defeat of the campaign until Carlos Tevez, who was yellow-carded for taking his shirt off after the equaliser, scored with virtually the last kick of the match.
"For Manchester United it's not right," said Ferguson. "There's something wrong when Manchester United get seven bookings.
"For me, the first foul the referee should have acted on, (Jermaine Jenas on) Cristiano Ronaldo in the first half, he was hacked down and for me it was a red card.
"He's kicked him from the back. He spent 30 seconds talking to Jenas. Up to that point, up to half-time, I thought the whole game was looking like it was going to go to pieces as a football spectacle.
"The referee settled down in the second half but, nonetheless, for us to get seven bookings something is wrong.
"But we don't stop trying and in the last 25 minutes we absolutely battered them. I think we deserved a point.
"The commentator said we've dropped two points but maybe we've gained a point."