No sign of Fergie backing down

Not backing down

A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article accusing Sir Alex Ferguson of hypocrisy over referees. It followed his comments about Martin Atkinson after United’s defeat at Chelsea. That game came just a few days after he and the United staff had publicly backed the referee who did not send off Wayne Rooney for a blatant elbow.

Critics

Now Sir Alex has rounded on some of his critics to accuse them of the same thing. Responding to comments from Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish and former England boss Graham Taylor, Sir Alex had made a resounding defence of his position.

The criticism of Fergie surrounded his comments that he had wanted a