Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted an FA charge of improper conduct after his row with referee Mark Clattenburg.
United boss does not request personal hearing
Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted a Football Association charge of improper conduct following his recent row with referee Mark Clattenburg.
The Manchester United manager was sent to the stands at half-time during the Premier League champions' 1-0 defeat at Bolton Wanderers last month.
Ferguson was unhappy with the 'aggressive' tactics being deployed by Bolton, with Kevin Davies' running duel with Patrice Evra a source of discontent.
After the match, Ferguson told
Sky Sports: "It was a feisty game, I think they set an aggressive tone. You look for some protection from the referee, we didn't get it, and it became a shambles in the first half. There was foul after foul after foul.
"I told him (Clattenburg) exactly what I thought and he didn't like it. Some referees don't like the truth. I just told him how bad I thought he was in the first half, the game was becoming a shambles."
He was subsequently charged with using abusive and/or insulting words towards a match official by the FA, and revealed he would not appeal.
The FA has now confirmed that Ferguson has formally admitted the charge and has not requested a personal hearing on the matter.
A regulatory commission will meet shortly to discuss whether any punishment will be meted out to the long-serving United chief.
