Ferguson handed FA charge
26 Nov 2007 - 17:35:58
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has been hit with a Football Association charge following his verbal outburst at referee Mark Clattenburg.
Ferguson was sent to the stands by the Tyne & Wear official after a half-time rant during United's 1-0 defeat at Bolton Wanderers on Saturday.
The veteran Scot claimed he told Clattenburg "exactly what he thought of him" and has now been charged with using abusive and insulting words towards an official.
Ferguson, who faces a fine and possible touchline ban, has until December 11 to respond to the charge.
Speaking after United's second Premier League defeat of the season, he had said: "I told the referee what I thought, some referees don't like that. They don't like the truth.
"But I just told him how bad he was in the first half.
"I know Bolton are battling for their lives at the bottom but they were a bit aggressive and we were looking for some protection from the referee.
"The first half was just a shambles. It was foul after foul after foul. I felt they were over-physical and there were two or three really dodgy tackles.
"You hope the referee is strong enough to handle it, but he wasn't."