Mark Clattenburg has claimed referees were biased towards Manchester United when Sir Alex Ferguson was in charge.
But the veteran Premier League official, 45, insists this is no longer the case.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp claimed last week that referees still favour United.

But Clattenburg has dismissed the German’s claims – but admitted it did happen when Fergie was there.

Writing for MailOnline, he said: “He [Klopp] does not like losing, he never has. He gets prickly.

“But he is wrong to suggest there is an aura around United that sees them given favourable decisions.

“There used to be when Fergie was there, but that has eased massively since he left.

“I am the only referee to give three penalties to the opposition at Old Trafford, and that was for Liverpool, of all teams, in 2014.”

Fergie was the master of mind games during his time with United from 1986 until 2013.

He won the Premier League 13 times and the Champions League twice during his reign.

Klopp has been accused of adopting Fergie’s tactics in a bid to put pressure on officials this season.

Following his side’s defeat to Southampton, he said: “I hear now that Manchester United had more penalties in two years than I had in five and a half years.

“I’ve no idea if that’s my fault, or how that can happen.”

United have only been awarded one more penalty than Liverpool in the league this season.

But they have won more penalties (18) than any other team in all competitions since June

Clattenburg said: “[Klopp] His comments last week about Manchester United and penalties were straight out of Sir Alex Ferguson’s playbook.

“It was mind games — an attempt to influence referee Paul Tierney and get inside his head before a huge match between Liverpool and United this Sunday.”

The two clubs – who are battling it out at the top of the table – will meet at Anfield on Sunday.

GBAM! It was an open secret. We used to say it, but Man U fans will dispute. Dem no go gree. They will argue. There’s the confirmation & proof by a top ref himself. Half of Ferguson’s fraudulent 13 league wins ought to be reversed and awarded to the next team on the log. Normally, Liverpool no be Man U mate. Ole is there now, water don go back to its level – as this Sunday will prove. YNWA!

[b][/b]Manchester united. No wonder they are called Red Devils... Theatre of dreams

thats the truth...all football fans that do see man.u matches during the days of Ferguson knows this and dts why man.u won a lot of games with come back calling it "fergie time"..
back then whenever you see that howard webb in a big game involving man.u, jus know dt the other club is playing against the refree also..
I remembered a man.u vs city match, the reff gave them an extra time of 5 mins that wasn't needed, also the match continued till the 97 mins and owen finally scored the winning goal before it ended..
fergie man.u was known as the PDP of EPL then but am happy the bias was only in england..

United 3:0 come back against Chelsea with that cone head Webb, l can't forget in a hurry.

Mynd44

Breeze done blow fowl ny*sh done open

but no be today we sabi nao! it have tayed