Sir Alex Ferguson described the assistant referee's performance at White Hart Lane on Sunday as "shocking" after Manchester United were held to a 1-1 draw against Tottenham.
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The Red Devils looked to be on their way to three vital points thanks to Robin van Persie's first-half goal, but Clint Dempsey popped up in stoppage time to slot home an equaliser to rescue Spurs a draw.
United boss Ferguson, though, felt Wayne Rooney had been wrongly denied a penalty midway through the second-half, while also questioning numerous other decisions made by the linesman, not only on the day, but in past matches as well.
"The stand-side linesman never gave us a thing all day," Ferguson, whose side now sit just five points above rivals Manchester City, told Sky Sports. "For me, it was a poor performance by him.
"Why he never saw the penalty kick on Wayne Rooney and some of the other decisions...
"We remember him well from the Chelsea game (last season) when (Didier) Drogba was three yards offside and he gave him onside.
"I think he had a shocking game today. I'm disappointed in his performance, I really am. I think he had a bad game."
The Scot did, however, still have praise for the north London side, who looked well worth a point after a determined second-half display.
"You're 1-0 up with a minute to go and we're comfortable at that stage," he added. "But Tottenham have worked their socks off and you have to give them credit. You can't deny them a point because they've worked ever so hard for it.
"We'd got used to them pumping balls into the box. You'd have thought we'd have dealt with it better.
"And on the counter attack we should have finished them off. It was the final ball letting us down and we should have been better than that."
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