Ferguson in F-word rant
FUMING ... Fergie slammed Ronaldo interview
ALEX FERGUSON launched a foul-mouthed attack on a TV reporter in a bust-up over Cristiano Ronaldo.
Manchester United’s boss called Sky’s Geoff Shreeves a ‘f*****g bastard’ and told him to ‘f**k off’.
Ferguson was furious with Shreeves for questioning his Portuguese wing wizard about allegedly cheating for his controversial penalty winner against Middlesbrough in Monday’s FA Cup clash.
The fiery Scot’s off-camera rant was so loud a BBC interview with Boro chief Gareth Southgate had to be abandoned.
Shreeves grilled Ronaldo about his latest ‘cheat’ storm in the tunnel after the quarter-final replay.
Beeb reporter Ivan Gaskell then tried to record Southgate’s verdict on the defeat for Match of the Day, only to have his work wind up on the cutting-room floor thanks to Ferguson.
Here is the full transcript of the blast at Shreeves from Fergie’s renowned ‘Hairdryer’.
SHREEVES: “I asked him . . . ”
FERGUSON: “F*****g (inaudible) bastard.”
S: “Don’t talk to me like that.”
F: “F**k off to you.”
S: “Don’t talk to me like that. Don’t even think about it.”
F: “Don’t you think about it, you ****. F**k off. Right?”
S: “Listen, are you going to do the interview in a professional manner or not? Do you want to do it or not?”
F: “You f*****g be professional. You be professional. You’re the one.”
S: “I’m entitled to ask . . . . Cristiano gave the right answer.”
F: “F*****g hell with your answers.”
S: “Don’t talk to me like that. Go away. If you want to behave civilly, fine. Don’t talk to me like that.”
F: “F**k off.” (door slams).
Gaskell to Southgate: “I’m going to have to ask that question again, if that’s all right.”
Ferguson later announced he was ‘disgusted’ at Shreeves’ ‘disgraceful’ TV interview with Ronaldo.
He said of Monday’s spot-kick and Boro’s anger: “It was a clear penalty. It’s a shame. They are putting a stigma against the boy that he doesn’t deserve.”