He then produced a piece of paper from which he read a statement. "On Nov 1 they played against Hull City and Mr Ferguson was given a two-match touchline ban and fined £10,000 after confronting Mike Dean, the referee, for improper conduct," Benitez said. "During the Respect campaign, Ferguson was charged by the FA with improper conduct following remarks made against [referee] Martin Atkinson and [head of referees] Keith Hackett. He was not punished. He is the only manager in the English League who cannot be punished for these things."What's wrong with that? he starts off pointing out that Ferguson was banned for two games and finishes by suggesting that Ferguson is never punished. Did he read through his notes before the press conference?
He also had the temerity to suggest that Liverpool never complain about fixtures or referees or anything. Give it a rest...
I leave the final word to Daniel Taylor in The Guardian:
The really strange thing is that Ferguson has never said anything particularly detrimental about Benítez. Perhaps that is what Benítez dislikes. Who knows? Ferguson works in mysterious ways, but one certainty is that Benítez's rant has invited more questions about his state of mind than that of the oldest, wiliest manager in the business.
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