SM
Watford vs. Oxford Utd: 13 mins
Upcoming predictions and previews
MC
Premier League
Dec 9, 2012 at 1.30pm UK
 
MU

2-3

Zabaleta (86'), Touré (60')
FT(HT: 0-2)
Rooney (16', 29'), Van Persie (90')

Sir Alex Ferguson condemns Rio Ferdinand incident

:Headline: Sir Alex Ferguson condemns Rio Ferdinand incident: ID:58724: from db_amp
Sir Alex Ferguson admits that it was "unfortunate" that the Manchester derby ended amid ugly scenes and says that such crowd nuisances are "a problem".

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has condemned the Manchester City fan who threw a coin at Rio Ferdinand during the derby on Sunday.

The Red Devils defender was hit by a coin thrown from the crowd while celebrating Robin van Persie's injury-time winner at the Etihad Stadium.

A City fan also ran on to the pitch towards the 34-year-old, but was stopped from getting too close to him by Citizens goalkeeper Joe Hart.

"It's unfortunate that a City fan runs on and coins are thrown," said Ferguson. "That shouldn't happen.

"The same thing happened at Chelsea, which was masked by all the other things. We could have done without that.

"At Chelsea, We had half a seat thrown onto the pitch as well as coins and lighters, and nothing was done about it. It's a problem. As for today, I'm going to dismiss it from my mind because it was such a good game."

The 3-2 win put United six points clear of City at the top of the Premier League table.

amp_article__58724 : Database Data restored...  : 
last updated article - 2012-12-10 04:09:32:
html db last update - 2012-12-10 04:09:32 :

ex - 7200 : read : read cache amp html

Click here for more stories about Alex Ferguson

Click here for more stories about Manchester United

Share this article now:
Recommended Next on SM
Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool108111961325
2Manchester CityMan City1072121111023
3Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest10541147719
4Chelsea105322012818
5Arsenal105321711618
6Aston Villa105321715218
7Tottenham HotspurSpurs1051422111116
8Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton104421714316
9Fulham104331413115
10Bournemouth104331312115
11Newcastle UnitedNewcastle104331010015
12Brentford104151920-113
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd10334912-312
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham103251319-611
15Leicester CityLeicester102441418-410
16Everton102351017-79
17Crystal Palace10145813-57
18Ipswich TownIpswich100551021-115
19Southampton10118719-124
20Wolverhampton WanderersWolves100371427-133
Scroll for more - Tap for full version


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!

Loading ...

Failed to load data.



. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .