Alex Ferguson may face FA probe after rant on referee (again!)

Furious Sir Alex Ferguson is facing another FA rap after branding referee Martin Atkinson “absolutely ridiculous“ last night.

Manchester United boss Ferguson blew his top after claiming Chelsea captain John Terry’s late winner should have been disallowed because Didier Drogba was standing in an offside position

Ferguson, already on an FA improper conduct charge after claiming referee Alan Wiley was unfit, said: “The referee’s position to make a decision there was absolutely ridiculous. He can’t see it.

“There was a Chelsea player standing right in front of him and he doesn’t even move. It was a bad decision, but what can you do?

“You lose faith in the refereeing sometimes. That’s the way the players are talking in there. It was a bad one. That goal should not have been allowed.”

United striker Wayne Rooney could also face FA action after appearing to mouth “12th man“ at Sky cameras when the teams left the pitch.

But United boss Ferguson also admitted that his team should have taken more advantage of their superior possession after a defeat which allowed Chelsea to go five points clear at the top of the Premier League.

Ferguson added: “We’ve dominated the game and had great chances to win the match. And that’s our fault.

“Some of the football we played getting up to the box, and some of the chances in and around the box, and we should have finished them off, but you do need a break. We never got the break we needed.”