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FA act over Sir Alex Ferguson's verbal attack[/size]
By Jeremy Wilson
Last Updated: 12:31am GMT 05/11/2007
Sir Alex Ferguson is facing the prospect of disciplinary action after it emerged last night that the FA are poised to ask him to explain his claim that referee Howard Webb "favoured Arsenal" during parts of Saturday's 2-2 draw.
The FA take any comments which can be deemed to question the impartiality of a referee extremely seriously and it is understood they will write to Ferguson seeking clarification of his remarks. A decision over whether to charge the Manchester United manager will be taken after considering his response.
"I think Howard Webb has a great chance to be the top referee but today was a big game for him and at times he favoured Arsenal," said Ferguson. "Their second goal came from him not giving a free-kick for a foul on Louis Saha."
The FA are believed to be surprised by Ferguson's complaint, particularly as it was felt that Webb had controlled the game well and got the major decisions right. That was particularly evident over Arsenal's second equaliser, which was awarded after assistant referee Darren Cann confirmed the ball had crossed the line.