Rio slams German ref

(14-10-2010) England captain Rio Ferdinand slammed German referee Manuel Grafe's performance after England’s embarrassing draw against minnows Montenegro in Tuesday’s European Championship qualifier. The Manchester United star insisted Grafe should have awarded the Three Lions two second-half penalties, one for a foul on Ashley Young in the box and the other when the ball appeared to hit the arm of visiting defender Milan Jovanovic. "It was just disappointing really,” commented Ferdinand afterwards. "You expect the referees to be able to be up with play and performing at the highest level. We just didn't get that.” He added: “We had two really good shouts for a penalty and we didn't get them." Ferdinand’s comments were echoed by vice-captain Steven Gerrard. "I saw the handball incident very clearly and the referee was really close,” insisted the Liverpool star.