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Sir Alex Ferguson denies FA charge over comments after Tottenham draw
Feb 1, 2013 6:15:00 PM
The Manchester United boss had claimed that the assistant referee in his side's clash had a history of giving poor decisions against his side, but has requested a further hearing
Sir Alex Ferguson has denied a Football Association charge related to comments made about assistant referee Simon Beck following Manchester United's 1-1 draw with Tottenham earlier this month.The Scot had blasted the linesman after seeing several decisions go against United and also claimed the Beck had a history of making unfavourable calls against his team.
He was charged on Tuesday, but has requested a personal hearing into the matter, a date for which has yet to be set.
In the aftermath of the match at White Hart Lane, in which Clint Dempsey struck a last-gasp equaliser, Sir Alex said: "I think we should have had a throw-in down our side of the pitch but that linesman never gave us a thing all day.
"For me, it was a poor performance by him. He never saw the penalty kick for Wayne Rooney and some other decisions too.
"We remember him well from his time at the Chelsea game when Didier Drogba was three yards offside and he gave onside. I think he had a shocking game today and I'm disappointed in his performance, I really am.
"I think he has had a bad game and we never got anything from that side of the pitch. We got a bad break."
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