Sir http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alex-c4752 Ferguson has termed Newcastle United and Manchester United’s 1-1 draw at Old Trafford as a travesty due to his team’s failure to gain correct decisions from the referee. Newcastle Untied defended valiantly at Old Trafford
and conceded only a single goal in the end as they escaped with a one all draw. Newcastle United ran the risk of losing their second straight match in the Premier League as they were touted as underdogs for the tie against the league champions. However Newcastle
did well to hold their own against a rampant Manchester United side.
In the end, some last ditch defending and favourable refereeing decisions kept Newcastle United in the game. Sir Alex Ferguson wanted to gain all three points but their failure to win the match was compensated by Manchester City’s
draw with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 on Sunday which now means that both the teams are still separated by a distance of just five points between them.
Manchester United were let down by referee’s decision to award Newcastle United a penalty kick when Ben Arfa hit the deck following a routine challenge by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rio-Ferdinand-c31173 inside the home team’s penalty area. It was a strange decision
which was inspired by a flag for a foul by the linesman even though the referee had already signalled for a goal kick.
Sir Alex stated in his post match comments, "Everyone was astounded. The referee was so near. He was only eight yards away. Whether he ever gets a game again the assistant referee is not for me to decide. But it was an absolutely
shocking decision. It costs you that. Two years ago when the linesman gave an offside goal for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 it cost us the league."
He further added, "The problem is the referees are full-time and the linesmen are not. We had a situation a few weeks ago. The linesman gave a penalty for a handball, which was obviously an opponent's hand. He was put in a terrible
quandary. He didn't know what to do. But he knew fine well it was a handball from an opponent and overruled the linesman. That is what he should have done today."
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