Referee leniency concerns Sir Alex

Although there have been red cards for Reading and Portsmouth in United’s first two games for precisely that – late fouls – the Reds boss says referees are not clamping down on the problem sufficiently.Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off against Portsmouth for retaliating to what Sir Alex believes was persistent fouling on the United winger, and while the Reds manager does not condone his player’s reaction, he does feel more should be done to protect the game’s attacking players.“It was disappointing the other night,” said the boss at his Friday press conference “The referee was in a clear position to see it, and that is why he has given the red card. I am not saying that was the wrong decision because the minute you lift your hands or motion towards anyone with your head, you know the result of that. He got punished because he retaliated, and you can’t do that. But the guy grabbed him around the neck. I’ve seen that quite clearly, and the referee has just stood there and done nothing.“Every corner kick you see nowadays, players are getting manhandled every time. Every team is doing it. That has to be addressed, but there is no answer to it because referees are turning a blind eye to it every time“In a way, it’s very difficult to be angry with Cristiano because some of the things that happen to him on the pitch are not right,” he added. “Late challenges worry me. We saw it again on Wednesday night. The referee let late challenges go unpunished time and time again. So there is a concern that way. People like Ronaldo are going to be the victims and people that watch the game are going to be the victims. It will end up with
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