Fergie in the clear over German jibe

by Mark Doyle , 08 April 2010

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson will avoid any reprimand over his allegedly xenophobic comments after Wednesday night's Champions League quarter-final second leg tie against Bayern Munich.


United defeated their Bavarian rivals 3-2 on the night but bowed out of Europe on away goals, having been beaten 2-1 in Munich the week before.

Ferguson was furious with Bayern's players, though, for the role they played in the dismissal of United defender Rafael early in the second half.

The Scot claimed that referee Nicola Rizzoli had been pressurised into issuing the Brazilian right-back with a second yellow card.

"The young boy showed a bit of inexperience but they got him sent off, everyone sprinted towards the referee - typical Germans," Ferguson fumed afterwards.

The latter comment was viewed as inflammatory by many observes but UEFA confirmed on Thursday afternoon that no disciplinary action will be taken against the two-time Champions League winner.

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1.
Man City
38
28
5
5
64
89
2.
Man Utd
38
28
5
5
56
89
3.
Arsenal
38
21
7
10
25
70
4.
Tottenham
38
20
9
9
25
69
5.
Newcastle
38
19
8
11
5
65
6.
Chelsea
38
18
10
10
19
64
7.
Everton
38
15
11
12
10
56
8.
Liverpool
38
14
10
14
7
52
9.
Fulham
38
14
10
14
-3
52
10.
West Brom
38
13
8
17
-7
47
11.
Swansea
38
12
11
15
-7
47
12.
Norwich
38
12
11
15
-14
47
13.
Sunderland
38
11
12
15
-1
45
14.
Stoke
38
11
12
15
-17
45
15.
Wigan
38
11
10
17
-20
43
16.
Aston Villa
38
7
17
14
-16
38
17.
QPR
38
10
7
21
-23
37
18.
Bolton
38
10
6
22
-31
36
19.
Blackburn
38
8
7
23
-30
31
20.
Wolverhampton
38
5
10
23
-43
25
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