Sir Alex Ferguson hopes Italian referee Roberto Rosetti will hold up his hands and admit he made a mistake after his red card dumped Darren Fletcher out of the Champions League final.
But Ferguson will not be demanding the official looks again at the incident which the United boss described as a ''tragedy'' and which was the one sour note on a glorious night for Manchester United as they humiliated Arsenal 3-1 at the Emirates to clinch a 4-1 aggregate victory in a dramatic semi-final.
United now go to Rome on May 27 in a bid to become the first side to successfully defend their Champions League title. But unless there is an unprecedented decision by UEFA, Fletcher will not be there after he was adjudged to have brought down Cesc Fabregas in the penalty area.
Without an appeals process in place, Fletcher has no grounds to contest the decision and will definitely miss the final in Rome. It also evoked memories of the bans imposed on Roy Keane and Paul Scholes who missed the 1999 Champions League final against Bayern Munich after picking up yellow cards in United's semi-final second leg against Juventus
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