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Events on the pitch in the Premier League this weekend were overshadowed 失色 by an extraordinary outburst 勃然大怒 from Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez at a press conference 記者發(fā)布會 on Friday.
Benitez launched a furious 憤怒的 attack on Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, claiming Ferguson is the only manager not to be punished by the FA 英格蘭足協(xié) for criticising referees.
Ferguson was accused 被告 of "killing the referees", meaning he verbally attacks them when they make decisions he isn’t happy with.
Benitez’s comments come at a time when the FA has been working hard to implement 實施，執(zhí)行 its Respect campaign, a drive to stop players and managers disputing referees’ decisions during games.
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How can you talk about the Respect campaign and yet criticise the referee every single week?
Rafa Benitez, Liverpool manager
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Benitez said that Ferguson had received no punishment despite being charged 被控 by the FA for comments made to two referees.
"How can you talk about the Respect campaign and yet criticise the referee every single week?" said Benitez.
"We know that every time we go to Old Trafford老特拉福德球場," he continued, "they are always going man-to-man with the referees."
Benitez went on to claim the pressure Manchester United put on referees works to their advantage in matches.
"They put referees under pressure, we know this. We have seen players sent off 被罰下 at Old Trafford and we do not see our opponents sent off," said Benitez.
Sir Alex Ferguson was quick to dismiss Benitez’s accusations as "ridiculous", and branded 譴責(zé) the Liverpool manager "disturbed" 心理失常的.
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 When he reflects on it he must realise what he is saying is ridiculous. He is obviously disturbed about something.
Sir Alex Ferguson, Manchester United manager
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"There was a lot of venom in what he has said," Ferguson told reporters, meaning that Benitez’s comments were poisonous 惡意的 and meant as a personal attack.
But at the end of the day football is about results not words, and Benitez may be left ruing 懊悔 his angry tirade 長篇的批評性或譴責(zé)性講話 after Liverpool were held lamely to a 0-0 draw against Stoke on Saturday.
Manchester United, on the other hand, won a famous victory, crushing 擊敗 title rivals Chelsea 3-0 at Old Trafford on Sunday.
United’s victory helped them close the gap on leaders Liverpool and are now only five points behind Liverpool with two games in hand 手里還有（兩場球）.
