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The Premier League may be just two weeks old but Sir Alex Ferguson has wasted little time in complaining of what he perceives as the Football Association's unfair treatment of Manchester United with some colourful language.During his press conference to preview Sunday's game against Arsenal, Ferguson was discussing the prospect of as many as eight of his United squad being called up for England duty by Fabio Capello and could not resist at dig at the game's governing body.
"The FA may realise who has produced more players for their country than any club in the world," Ferguson said.
"Maybe we'll get some joy from them for once in their lives, maybe they will realise how important we are to England instead of treating us like s***.
"(The call-ups are) not a problem, it's fantastic. Maybe they will realise how important we are to England. I am pleased for the players. They are outstanding."
It is not just his choice of language that suggests that the United manager is still clearly aggrieved at the punishments handed out to United last season.
Ferguson has regularly found himself drawn into conflict with the FA but rarely have relations been as bad as they were earlier this year.
The United manager was still reeling after being given a five-match touchline ban for criticising the performance of referee Martin Atkinson following his team's 2-1 defeat at Chelsea in March.
Two matches of that ban were a suspended punishment from Ferguson's previous criticism of referee Alan Wiley but he found himself drawn into another row just weeks later when Wayne Rooney was also banned for swearing into a television camera.
In the end Ferguson was forced to accept those judgements but rarely missed the chance to express his bewilderment.
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