George Boateng has been disciplined by Middlesbrough after his
comments about United winger Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Boro skipper claimed 'one day, someone will hurt him properly'
after last month's FA Cup quarter-final replay at Old
Trafford.
Ronaldo had won and converted a late penalty to win the tie, and
the visitors' James Morrison was sent off for a wild lunge on the
22-year-old.
Sir Alex Ferguson voiced his concern that Boateng had not been
disciplined, but Boro boss Gareth Southgate confirmed on Wednesday
that he had taken action against the Dutchman.
"I do not think the comments George made were correct and we have
dealt with that," he said.
"Obviously, I prefer to deal with those things internally than have
the Football Association deal with them. It is something we have
spoken about and it has been dealt with."
