Alex Ferguson says United was denied a penalty

[Folami David]

Alex Ferguson was left to fume at a match official after Manchester United were denied a penalty in a 1-1 draw at Tottenham Hotspur that breathed new life into the Premier League race.
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Bidding to re-establish a seven-point lead over rivals Manchester City, United saw their advantage restricted to five points when Clint Dempsey scored a stoppage time equaliser to kill off United hopes.
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Dempsey's intervention deprived United of what would have been a very welcome victory, given the barrage of attempts at goal that the visiting defence had to weather in the second half of Sunday's game.
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Ferguson, though, fumed at assistant refree Simon Beck, who kept his flag down despite Steven Caulker appearing to trip United substitute Wayne Rooney inside the Spurs 18-yard box in the 63rd minute.