yep heres another article. it just gets better and better. or maybe bitter and bitter.
Premier League chiefs were today considering whether to take action against Manchester United and Sir Alex Ferguson following the club's media blackout after their 3-1 defeat at Liverpool.
Ferguson refused to speak to the media in the wake of his team's abject surrender on Sunday, with United furious that Jamie Carragher was not sent off for a challenge on Nani that left the Portuguese winger in tears as he departed on a stretcher.
Carragher waited outside the visitors' dressing room to personally apologise to Nani for a challenge that led to a heated exchange at half-time between United chief executive David Gill and referees chief Mike Riley.
Ferguson was charged with improper conduct by the FA following comments about referee Martin Atkinson made to United's in-house television channel after last Tuesday's 2-1 defeat at Chelsea. The United manager decided to keep his counsel and not risk further charges after watching Dirk Kuyt's hat-trick guide Liverpool to a comprehensive victory over their bitter rivals.
Ferguson never speaks to the BBC because of a long-standing dispute with the organisation but the Scot also refused to take part in a post-match interview with Sky Sports, while radio rights holders Talksport were also denied any comment from the club.
Mike Phelan, United's assistant manager, usually speaks to the BBC but he did not carry out his engagements as the visitors were completely gagged from making any comment after the match.
The Premier League are now considering their response to United's refusal to meet their media obligations, the latest in a series of problems with Ferguson, whose fines for non-compliance with the BBC are yet to be made public.
The 69-year-old's anger was reflected by his refusal to speak to MUTV following the club's third defeat of the season, which could severely dent their chances of winning a record-breaking 19th top flight title.
The United players were told not to make any comment on the match, meaning the only post-match reaction came from injured defender Rio Ferdinand on Twitter, who said: "Bad result today no excuses."
