<div> <ul class="ResultList"> <li><a href="/news/rain-continues-to-hold-up-nadal-s-bid-for-semi-finals-$1326578.htm">Rain continues to hold up Nadal's bid for semi-finals</a></li><li><a href="/news/ftse-100-up-0-48--$1326499.htm">FTSE 100 up 0.48% </a></li><li><a href="/news/ponting-odi-success-no-compensation-for-ashes-defeat-$1326478.htm">Ponting: ODI success no compensation for Ashes defeat</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div style="background:white;"> </div> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-9353229343941924"; /* 300x250, created 03/11/09 */ google_ad_slot = "0725049070"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </div><p class="date">Saturday, 12, Sep 2009 09:59</p><p class="summary">By Matt Hallam. </p><p>Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson slammed referee Andre Mariner after he sent off Paul Scholes in their 3-1 win at Tottenham. </p><p>Scholes was sent off for two bookable offences, however his second yellow card looked debatable as both he and Spurs' Tom Huddlestone slid in for the ball. </p><p>"I didn't see any sending off in what he did at all," Sir Alex said after the game. </p><p>"I've watched it on a replay twice now and I think the Tottenham boy caught him more than Paul caught the boy. </p><p>"He was sent off because his name is Paul Scholes. </p><p>"It was a terrible decision," he added. </p><p>After Jermain Defoe opened the scoring with a spectacular overhead kick, goals from Ryan Giggs, Anderson and Wayne Rooney earned United three points and saw them move to second in the Premier League. </p><p>"It was always going to be hard game," said Ferguson. </p><p>"Tottenham are in great form and they got off to a fantastic start in the first minutes of the game. </p><p>"It was a marvellous finish from Defoe but it was early in the game, there were still 90 minutes to play. We had to gather our game and show composure." </p> </div> <div id="article-ad"> <script type='text/javascript'><!--//<![CDATA[ var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https://a.preferdigitaladvertising.co.uk/delivery/ajs.php':'http://a.preferdigitaladvertising.co.uk/delivery/ajs.php'); var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999); if (!document.MAX_used) document.MAX_used = ','; document.write ("<scr"+"ipt type='text/javascript' src='"+m3_u); document.write ("?zoneid=139"); document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r); if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write ("&exclude=" + document.MAX_used); document.write (document.charset ? '&charset='+document.charset : (document.characterSet ? '&charset='+document.characterSet : '')); document.write ("&loc=" + escape(window.location)); if (document.referrer) document.write ("&referer=" + escape(document.referrer)); if (document.context) document.write ("&context=" + escape(document.context)); if (document.mmm_fo) document.write ("&mmm_fo=1"); document.write ("'><\/scr"+"ipt>"); //]]>--></script><noscript><a href='http://a.preferdigitaladvertising.co.uk/delivery/ck.php?n=a0ef994e&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE' target='_blank'><img src='http://a.preferdigitaladvertising.co.uk/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=139&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE&n=a0ef994e' border='0' alt='' /></a></noscript> </div> <iframe valign="middle" width="300" height="150" marginheight=0 marginwidth=0 frameborder=0 vspace=0 hspace=0 scrolling=NO src="http://www.dianomioffers.co.uk/smartads.epl?id=855">
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