Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson was unimpressed by ref Phil Dowd after defeat at Wigan Athletic.

The decision that really vexed United was the handball claim against Maynor Figueroa, who blocked Phil Jones' cross with his arm but went unpunished.

"Figueroa didn't seem to handle it - he did handle it," said Ferguson.

"The thing is if he had been close to Phil Jones then you would say you are not going to get that kind of decision but he was 15 yards away. That was disappointing.

"Sometimes you get the breaks and sometimes you don't. It evens itself out over the season.

"They talk about the big clubs getting all the big decisions but tonight we didn't get one."