Martinez also claimed the FA are terrified of Fergie’s power over the Premier League.
He told Spanish newspaper AS: “Ferguson has his group of loyalists among other coaches – Steve Bruce, his ex-player, and Sam Allardyce, who thinks he will be his successor, among others.
“On the other hand, there is only Benitez and they throw sticks at him from all sides.”
“They (the FA) have just sanctioned Ferguson for saying that referee was not fit enough and the truth is that they’re almost apologising to him for punishing him,” Martinez added.
“Any other coach would have been crushed for that.
“Ferguson has been here for a lifetime and that carries a lot of weight.”
