This comes after Rio Ferdinand was forced to accept a three-match FA ban for throwing an arm at Hull City striker Craig Fagan off the ball. Ferdinand was then handed an extra one-match ban for what was deemed to be a “frivolous” appeal.
“I didn’t expect anything to happen to Steven Gerrard. It (the disciplinary panel) is a dysfunctional unit,” he said. “I don’t know what they are doing.”
Steven Gerrard of Liverpool, who appeared to flick a V-sign in the direction of referee Andre Marriner as Liverpool lost at Wigan, and then seemingly launched an elbow towards Portsmouth’s Michael Brown on Monday will face no further action over either incident. Ferguson believes it smacks of double standards, with two players being treated completely differently for similar incidents.
Ferguson had already highlighted what he felt was a similar incident involving Javier Mascherano at Leeds during a Carling Cup tie earlier in the campaign.
“There is no consistency for a start and I didn’t expect to get any,” Ferguson added. “I am not too bothered about it. They can do what they want down there. It is crazy at times.”
