Cuddly old Sir Alex Ferguson is busting a gut at the behaviour of the Bayern Munich players in getting United defender Rafael sent off in last night's game. From what I've seen, Rafael was lucky not to get a straight red card for his first offence, a blatant piece of retaliation long after the ball had gone. But what's got the lovable old Scot riled is that the Bayern players crowded around the referee after Rafael's second offence, which in Ferguson's eyes persuaded the ref to give Rafael a second yellow card and send him off the pitch. "Typically German" said the affable old Jock, who clearly subscribes to the adage "show me a good loser and I'll show you a loser".
Well, fair enough. I mean, nobody can possibly think of any instances in the past when Man United players, such as, oh I don't know, Gary Neville or Rio Ferdinand might ever have jostled the ref in order to influence his decisions. And for sure dear old Sir Alex himself would never stoop to psychological warfare against referees ahead of important games. Perish the thought.
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