Rooney report written under pressure: Ferguson

Manchester United manager told reporters yesterday he believedu00a0 referee Lee Mason had been ordered to mention that he would have sent off Rooney had he heard Rooney's tirade, a fact that enabled the FA to charge the England player.


Alex Ferguson

Rooney's two-match ban was confirmed on Thursday after the FA dismissed an appeal from United for the severity of the suspension to be reduced. "He (Mason) has been put under pressure.

There is no doubt about that," Ferguson told a press conference. Rooney swore directly into a pitchside television camera after clinching a hat-trick as United came from behind to beat West Ham 4-2.