Rafael Benitez says Alex Ferguson ignored pre-match handshake

Chelsea interim boss Rafael Benitez said Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson ignored their handshake before Sunday’s FA Cup quarter-final. 

The pair have had an increasingly fraught relationship since the Spaniard’s time at Liverpool  and the tension surfaced again at Old Trafford.
Benitez said: “I was waiting for him at the beginning, so you should ask him. I have education. I was ready.

“I know a lot of people were watching and I knew what to do.”

He added: “It’s up to him. I was in the way waiting. If you are brave enough, ask him.”

A growing animosity between Ferguson and Benitez, formerly on friendly terms, came to a head in January 2009 when the then Liverpool manager famously claimed the Scot received preferential treatment  from the football authorities.
“Everyone can see that I’m talking about facts,” the Liverpool manager told journalists. “I’m just saying things that everybody can see.”
Most recently, Ferguson described the former Valencia and Inter Milan boss as a “lucky manager” after he landed the post at Stamford Bridge.
The pair again failed to shake hands at the final whistle on Sunday after Chelsea staged a stirring comeback from 2-0 down, goals from substitute Eden Hazard and Ramires in the second half setting up a replay at Stamford Bridge  for the right to face Manchester City in the semi-final.
Early strikes from Javier Hernandez and the recalled Wayne Rooney had put United in command. Benitez explained: “I was with my players, celebrating.”