Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson said he was unhappy with the referee’s decision following the incident involving Patrice Evra and Chelsea’s Michael Ballack in the Community Shield yesterday.
Ballack appeared to elbow or shoulder Evra to the ground in the match at Wembley Stadium but referee Chris Foy did not award anything for the collision, infuriating Ferguson.
"If the referee sees it properly it is a red card," said Ferguson.
"He has clearly elbowed him. The referee had a clear view of it, he was in line, he should have seen it.
"The referee made a rod for his own back.
"He stopped play twice, once when Nani was tackled, then on the second occasion Ballack went down, which we've seen before.
"The referee said it was a serious incident when Ballack went down but he was up straight away. So I don't understand why he didn't do it with Evra.
"When you see the replay you see Ballack has elbowed him. But it's hard to blame the Chelsea players for carrying on. It's a professional game."