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FA to review Fergie’s comment after Man-U 0-1 loss to Portsmouth Mon. March 10, 2008 05:21 am.- By Bonny Apunyu. - (SomaliNet) The Football Association are to review Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson's comments about referee Martin Atkinson after his side's 1-0 defeat to Portsmouth in the FA Cup on Saturday. Ferguson was also highly critical of referees boss Keith Hackett for his apparent lack of action in dealing with underperforming officials. "Managers get sacked because of things like that and he's going to referee a game next week," said Ferguson. "He (Hackett) is not doing his job properly and he needs to be assessed. "I'm assessed as a manager, players are assessed, referees should be assessed properly by the right people. That performance should not be accepted by our game." A spokesman for the FA said: "We are aware of the comments and will be giving them consideration." Should any action be taken against Ferguson and he is found guilty he would be fined rather receive a touchline ban. The Professional Game Match Officials Board also released a statement which confirmed Hackett's role in selecting referees. A spokesperson said: "This is clearly a matter for the Football Association. "However, as a point of information, Keith Hackett has no responsibility for the selection of match officials for FA Cup games." United were aggrieved that Atkinson failed to give a penalty for Sylvain Distin's challenge on Cristiano Ronaldo. But Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp said: "I didn't think it [Distin on Ronaldo] was a penalty. I don't think we made a bad tackle during the game. "There was only one bad tackle - and that was made by a Manchester United player (Wayne Rooney was booked for a feet off the ground lunge at Niko Kranjcar). "I thought he [the referee] got it bang on. If it was a penalty I would be the first to say 'we got away with that one'. "I think Ronaldo pushed it too far and I didn't see anything wrong with the challenge. "Our penalty (Tomasz Kuszczak bringing down Milan Baros) was a banker penalty."-Eurosport News Category: Sports Latest Headlines Latest News Premier League: Everton agrees deal to sign Saha f... Somalia: Pirates fail to seize Japanese ship off So... Nigeria: Gunmen demand $12 mln ransom for Israeli h... Cameroon: 10 killed as fuel tanker explodes in north... Somalia: Insurgency in Somalia fueling piracy, thre... Somalia: Somali insurgents welcome Ethiopia's hint ... Somalia: 3 Indians in hijacked ship off Somalia rep... Somalia: UN top envoy for Somalia welcomes deal be... East Africa: EC wants donors to jointly address... Tanzania: Fuel prices in Tanzania fall for the... More News...