FA to take no action against Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic

FA take no action against Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has defended Nemanja Vidic after the FA decided to take no action over his challenge on Bolton's Johan Elmander on Saturday.

Elmander needed five stitches in a head wound after contesting a header with the Manchester United defender.

After the 4-0 loss at the Reebok, incensed Bolton manager Owen Coyle described it as a "terrible challenge", reports BBC Sport.

But Ferguson said: "His eyes were on the ball - I would have been amazed if the FA had charged him."

The Scot added: "What is the old saying about people in glass houses?

"When Nemanja Vidic came off at half-time he had a lump on his head the size of an egg, his cheek was swollen and he had a black eye."

Vidic, who went unpunished during the match, will not face an FA charge because referee Martin Atkinson had a clear view and was looking directly at the incident.

Ferguson added: "There was no intent there whatsoever. I don't think he knew an opponent was there or who it was."

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