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LONDON, England -- Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted an English Football Association charge of using abusive and/or insulting words to a match official.
Ferguson lost his temper with the referee during Manchester United's 1-0 defeat at Bolton last month.
Ferguson was charged after confronting referee Mark Clattenburg at half-time of United's game at Bolton on November 24.
The Scot was unhappy at some physical tackles going unpunished during the first half of the match, which United -- currently a point behind Arsenal at the top of the Premier League table -- lost 1-0.
He has not requested a personal hearing and a regulatory commission will consider the charge in due course.
Ferguson was sent to the stands by Clattenburg following a half-time rant during United's defeat at the Reebok Stadium.
The Scot said after the match that he had told the referee "exactly what he thought of him". He continued: "Some referees don't like it. They don't like the truth. But I just told him how bad he was in the first-half."
Ferguson was upset with what he felt was a lack of protection for his players against what he claimed were "over-aggressive" tactics from Gary Megson's side.
And one tackle by Kevin Davies on Patrice Evra prompted an infuriated Ferguson into a finger-jabbing rant as Clattenburg entered the tunnel at half-time. E-mail to a friend 
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