Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson was unhappy with the timekeeping of referee Martin Atkinson following the defeat to Aston Villa.
Ferguson's troops fell to their
first home defeat of the season as Gabriel Agbonlahor's first-half header gave Villa a famous victory.
United chief Ferguson was irritated at the amount of time added on by Atkinson, who decided three minutes was enough for six substitutions and two lengthy injury stoppages,
and the Scot has called for a change in how added time is worked out.
"The timing should be taken out of the referee's hands," bemoaned Ferguson. "Those two stoppages took two minutes and 20 seconds, and then there were the substitutions on top of that. That is disappointing.
"It is silly really. We are nearly in 2010. A change should be made."
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