? United manager angry with Dalglish 'lecture'
? Says he will 'strongly' fight FA misconduct charge
Sir Alex Ferguson has accused Kenny Dalglish of hypocrisy and having a "short memory" in their first flare-up since renewing their rivalry as respective managers of Manchester United and Liverpool.
Ferguson is annoyed Dalgish seemed to have been referring to him last weekend when the Liverpool manager complained that "the ones who shout loudest" receive preferential treatment from referees and undermine the Football Association's Respect campaign.
The United manager, responding to what he described as a "tumultuous week," has also taken exception with Graham Taylor after the former England manager said it was wrong for Ferguson to be so outspoken against referees.
"I was disappointed with Graham Taylor, who wrote that I had to take 'the rough with the smooth'," Ferguson said. "I think back to when he was England manager and was complaining to a linesman: 'The referee has got me the sack.'
"People have short memories. Kenny Dalglish looked to be lecturing me in the papers about the need to respect referees, perhaps forgetting that not so long ago his players were tweeting critically all over the place about Howard Webb."
An aggrieved Ferguson went on to accuse the Football Association of charging him with improper conduct because of pressure from what he considers is an anti-Manchester United media, and he made it clear he intends to fight the possibility of an extended touchline ban, insisting he had "not said anything out of place".
Ferguson believes he has been unfairly victimised for his criticisms of Martin Atkinson after United's 2-1 defeat at Chelsea earlier this month, when he claimed the official should never have been appointed because the occasion needed "a fair referee".
His hearing will take place this week - the fifth time in as many years Ferguson has been charged because of comments either to or about a referee - and the United manager already has a suspended two-game touchline ban hanging over him for a previous offence.
The FA's case is based on the fact that Ferguson appears to allege Atkinson showed bias towards Chelsea but, explaining why he was fighting the charge against the initial advice of United's legal team, he said he stuck by his words.
"I will be defending myself strongly when my FA appeal hearing comes up," Ferguson writes in his programme notes for today's FA Cup quarter-final against Arsenal. "I felt aggrieved and I now face an FA charge for what, to my mind, was simply telling the truth.
"In fact, I am looking forward to the challenge because, to my mind, I have not said anything out of place, however much the media urge the FA to take action."
Ferguson then expresses his belief that the FA have been railroaded into charging him. "The papers keep on and on about it because Manchester United are involved, and they failed to get the FA Compliance Unit to pick up on the Wayne Rooney incident in the Wigan game."
The manager also explained why he had imposed a media blackout after the 3-1 defeat at Liverpool last weekend. "Don't read too much into the fact that I withdrew my briefings for the media; that was simply because I felt that the spotlight was burning on us so brightly that the best policy at that point was least said, soonest mended. At that particular time I didn't think we would win the media battles, so I retreated. I won't be on the back foot when I put my case to the FA, though. I don't think sticking up for my team makes me a villain, especially when you consider that Manchester United have one of the best disciplinary records in the country."
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/mar/12/sir-alex-ferguson-defend-fa-charge
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