Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has been charged with improper conduct following his comments of referee Alan Wiley during his sides 2-2 draw with Sunderland. The United boss launched a skiving attack on Wiley questing his fitness and ability to keep up with the game. He accused the experienced official of 'walking up and down the pitch' after mentioning to United striker Wayne Rooney that he was struggling to keep up with the pace of the game during the match. Ferguson provoked anger within the Referee's union calling for action to be taken by the F.A. The United boss did present Alan Wiley with an apology a week after the incident but this has not been enough to save him as he now faces a touchline ban. He has until November 3rd to appeal to his charge if found guilty he could be punished with a fine or more likely a touchline ban. Despite this, Fergie has been clever by drawing the attention away from his own mistakes. The team he sent out on the day was not a full strength side with star players like Dimitar Berbatov and Ryan Giggs sat on the bench. Ben Foster's shaky performance was not underlined in the press conference after the game showing Ferguson's clever intuition to protect him and his team from the media spotlight.
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