Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, walked out of a press conference ahead of his side’s game against CSKA Moscow. The Scot says he was at the press meeting to talk about his team’s Champions League match and not the Football Association charge he has just been given for making comments about the fitness of referees.

Ferguson is no stranger to creating a bit of controversy among the media but it was clear on this occasion that he is not going to talk about the charge because he will not want to make the situation worse.

He said: “I’m at a press conference for a game tomorrow. I’m hear to talk about that. Good night.”

[Before his exit] “There will be changes on Sunday. I’m hoping Rooney, Ryan Giggs and Fletcher will be fit. It’s difficult to say with Giggs, but we are fighting to get Rooney ready. It may be an uphill fight, but we are trying. Fletcher is a slight doubt but we are hoping to get the main players fit because it is a big game. Park is a couple of weeks away but Evra will be fit.”

Sergei Ignashevich, the CSKA defender, added, “We are in fighting mood — United are experienced, but they have weak points. They are less confident away from home. Aside from home support, we have another advantage as we are playing on artificial turf.”

“Several United players played on this pitch against Russia for England and they know how different it is. We are used to it but the ball will be slick and bounce off the surface quicker than normal.”

This is the same surface that a lot of people within the English game have said is a disgrace. England lost when tey played on it against Russia and the point is that as good as it may be, it is still a danger to a lot of the players.

You are not able to slide tackle on artiifical turf and this will stop a lot of the aggression that is commonly linked with the English game. Ferguson’s team are not going through a golden patch at the moment and would have been looking to slide in and get some authority about early on.

However, Ferguson has been in this same situation before and there is no one who will be better experienced in knowing how to deal with the exact situation that he and his club now find themselves in.

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