The Football Association today confirmed they will investigate Sheffield United manager Neil Warnock's remarks about referee Graham Poll following yesterday's FA Cup semi-final defeat to Arsenal.
Warnock criticised Poll after he controversially allowed play to continue while United's Wayne Allison was down injured in the run-up to Arsenal's winning goal at Old Trafford.
Warnock stood firm today but an FA spokesman said: "We are aware of what he has said and we are going to look at and listen to his comments."
Warnock had earlier told BBC Radio 4: "All we want is fairness. It is hard enough playing against Arsenal when everything is 50-50, but some of the decisions yesterday went 60-40 to 70-30 against us.
"The thing that really upset me was that the (referee's) positioning was so poor. He was in such a bad position, and instead of giving the benefit of the doubt with a free-kick he waved play on."
Asked whether he fears the possibility of a disrepute charge from the FA, Warnock said: "No. I have not said anything detrimental. I have just stated the facts, told the truth.
"Graham Poll is a nice bloke. The incident was a disgrace."
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