Rooney and Scholes saw red for the Red Devils in Amsterdam
Manchester United will not include the prestigious Amsterdam
competition in their pre-season plans again after the bans they
picked up there this season.
Wayne Rooney and Paul Scholes were sent off in the victory over
Porto.
And manager Sir Alex Ferguson is still angered by referee Ruud
Bossen opting to report the decisions which mean the pair are
suspended for three matches.
"We will not be playing in the Amsterdam tournament again, you can
bet your life on that," said Ferguson.
"In these situations it is down to the referee. You hope common
sense is going to prevail.
"Instead he has reported it, then it has gone through the official
channels and the FA has decided to take it up.
"We have the players to cover and there is nothing we can do about
it now.
"We are disappointed but we just have to get on with it - that is
the nature of our club."
Rooney and Scholes can play against Fulham in the first game of the
season but will then sit out the subsequent matches against
Charlton, Watford and Tottenham.
The move has led to allegations of the Football Association
singling out United players for special treatment given Liverpool
duo Steven Gerrard and Neil Mellor were not punished after being
sent off in the same tournament three years ago.
The United captain Gary Neville branded the bans "a disgrace" and,
while Ferguson did not go that far, he did state the inference from
the FA was that Rooney, in particular, would not be punished.
"I am not so much disappointed as surprised," said the Scot.
"The FA told us nothing was going to happen to Wayne and they were
actually briefing people the same thing.
"I do not know what has happened in between them telling us that
and reaching the decision."
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