Manchester United manager
Sir Alex Ferguson said he was
unhappy with the referee’s decision following the incident
involving Patrice Evra and Chelsea’s Michael Ballack in the
Community Shield yesterday.
Ballack appeared to elbow or shoulder Evra to the ground in the
match at Wembley Stadium but referee Chris Foy did not award
anything for the collision, infuriating Ferguson.
"If the referee sees it properly it is a red card," said
Ferguson.
"He has clearly elbowed him. The referee had a clear view of it,
he was in line, he should have seen it.
"The referee made a rod for his own back.
"He stopped play twice, once when Nani was tackled, then on the
second occasion Ballack went down, which we've seen before.
"The referee said it was a serious incident when Ballack went
down but he was up straight away. So I don't understand why he
didn't do it with Evra.
"When you see the replay you see Ballack has elbowed him. But
it's hard to blame the Chelsea players for carrying on. It's a
professional game."