Former ref Graham Poll believes Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney will be let off over his elbowing incident against Wigan Athletic's James McCarthy.
In his column for the Daily Mail: "If the Football Association charge Wayne Rooney, they will be going against previous recent cases and will possibly justify Sir Alex Ferguson’s claim that Manchester United are harshly treated because of their profile.
"Once Mark Clattenburg gave Wigan a free-kick — surely after some advice from his assistant referee, hence the delay in blowing his whistle —there was no possibility he could say that none of the officials saw the challenge, and that is what’s required for video evidence to be used.
"Rooney did not trip, pull or push James McCarthy, yet a free-kick was awarded — so it must have been awarded for use of the arm. As Rooney was not even cautioned, this incident will not be mentioned by Clattenburg in his report."
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