United's Alex Ferguson slams Newcastle's Alan Pardew over referee remarks
Barack Obama only person in world who hasn't been asked about incident, scoffs United manager
Alex Ferguson has criticised Newcastle manager Alan Pardew for his claims that the Manchester United manager should have been sent off after a verbal exchange with referee Mike Dean during their clash on Wednesday.
The United manager called Dean over just before the beginning of the second-half of the 4-3 encounter at Old Trafford to argue over a decision in the opening period and he also had words with an assistant referee and fourth official Neil Swarbrick.
Ferguson was unhappy that Dean overruled his assistant referee, Jake Collin, who flagged Papiss Cisse offside when Jonny Evans turned in an own goal and the goal was given.
The Reds manager was criticised in the media for his outburst, but because Dean has opted not to include the incident in his referee's report it means Ferguson will escape any punishment from the Football Association.
Pardew claimed on Thursday that Ferguson should have been sent to the stands, but the United manager responded angrily yesterday.
Ferguson also joked that the only man who has not been asked for his opinion is the American president, Barack Obama, but his defence was serious.