IT'S A WITCH HUNT!

Last updated : 29 August 2003 By Editor

Just whinge like Wenger and you’ll be let off.

From the Sun:

The Manchester United boss has been handed a misconduct charge for his four-letter outburst at Newcastle on Saturday.

Fergie kicked the ball in anger and is alleged to have shouted “f***ing cheat” at a linesman.

When he was sent off he turned to fourth official Jeff Winter and is said to have called him a “f***ing joke” three times.

But the charge could backfire on the FA with Fergie unlikely to release Paul Scholes for international duty next week.

The Scot is furious that Scholes aggravated a hernia problem in England’s friendly with Croatia — and now wants him to have an op.

Fergie said: “We alerted England to it — but they still played him.”

The FA gave Graeme Souness a one-match touchline ban and a £10,000 fine for a similar offence last year. When he was sent off for a second time, the Blackburn manager was handed a three-match ban and a £15,000 fine.