Alan Pardew was in a position to spend tribute to his side

Sir Alex Ferguson could face FA action following launching a verbal attack on assistant referee John Flynn following Manchester United's controversial 1-1 draw with Newcastle at Old Trafford. Rio Ferdinand was judged to have brought down Hatem Ben Arfa after 61 minutes even though television replays recommended the England defender had been difficult done by as referee Mike Jones consulted with his assistant Flynn prior to awarding the spot kick.

Demba Ba stepped as much as convert the penalty, cancelling out Javier Hernandez's opener and leaving United four points behind leaders Custom Soccer Jerseys team, who play their game in hand at Liverpool on Sunday. Ferguson let his feelings be recognized on the choice and his comments were hastily edited and went unaired by the club's in-house tv station MUTV. But the United manager had already appeared on rival outlets, voicing a view that is bound to become looked upon dimly by the FA. I didn't believe anybody in the ground thought it was a penalty apart from the assistant referee, said Ferguson. The referee thought it was a corner. He was nearer to it. He was only eight yards away. The issue is the fact that the referees are full-time and also the linesmen aren't, and whether or not he ever gets a game again, the assistant referee, is not for me to determine however it was an absolutely shocking decision. It costs you. Two years ago when the linesman gave the offside objective against Chelsea it cost us the league, so hopefully we're not saying that in the end of May. I know what everyone's view was, including the referee's. He stated he believed Ferdinand touched it and won the ball and he gave a corner kick. But he let the linesman overrule him. You knew that immediately. We had a situation a few weeks ago when the linesman gave a penalty kick for handball but the referee knew what to complete and overruled him. That's what the referee should have carried out today. You give Newcastle credit, but we made so many probabilities you believe its not going to be your day. With City playing 24 hours following Manchester United Jerseys team kicked off against Newcastle, United wasted the chance to cut their lead to two points even though Ferguson insisted that his team's attacking play was so impressive that he had no concerns concerning the title race. It's disappointing not to put pressure on City but if we play like that each and every week I'll be pleased, he stated.

It was a fantastic efficiency by us, the chances we produced. Chicharito (Javier Hernandez) had 4 clear-cut probabilities in the initial half and also the second half was just an onslaught. Not to get the three points was a travesty. It's not a concern playing like that, the majority of the time we would have scored 3 or four in that game. It was just an incredible result. United had looked on course for 3 points after claiming the opening objective, early within the second half, via Hernandez. Following the equaliser, the house side continued to dominate and produce openings, especially after Jonas Gutierrez was sent off for Newcastle for a second yellow card on 78 minutes. But, with goalkeeper Tim Krul in magnificent form, Newcastle manager Alan Pardew was in a position to spend tribute to his side. When United do not win, the headlines are about their disappointment or something that went wrong but my players were Geordie heroes today, Pardew stated. At the time I thought it was a penalty but you could tell from the players' reaction that it was tight. I'm sure Alex and United will probably be very disappointed with that but the decision for us was a break when wearing Brazil Soccer Jersey. But we played well sufficient to deserve a break. It was a brilliant, brilliant game, long may it live in the memory. That is how heroic it was.