Roberto Mancini of "haranguing" officials during their crucial clash
at the Etihad Stadium.
Ferguson watched his side outplayed in a 1-0 defeat and was left
unhappy with his side's efforts, as well as the behaviour of the
Italian manager.
The tension between the two boiled over on 76 minutes as they
exchanged heated views after Mancini had marched into the technical
area to complain when midfielder Nigel De Jong was booked for a tackle
on Danny Welbeck.
Ferguson said: "He refereed the game. He was out on that touchline the
whole game haranguing the referee, the fourth official and the
linesmen.
"The minute I come off the bench for a bad tackle by De Jong on
Welbeck, he was out again.
"He can't have it both ways. He's been complaining about referees this
season buthe won't be complaining tonight that's for sure."
But Mancini played down the spat and blamed the altercation on the
tension of the moment.
"I didn't speak with him. He turned towards me and said something,"
said the Italian. "For me it is no problem. I can understand.
"I didn't say anything against Ferguson. I only told the fourth
official it was a foul for us, not against. At that moment the tension
was high, but for me it's forgotten."
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