Wigan Athletic owner Dave Whelan claims the Football Association is “intimidated” by Manchester United and star man Wayne Rooney.
Whelan is fuming that no action will be taken against Rooney after the United forward elbowed Latics midfielder James McCarthy during the game at the weekend.
The FA claim they cannot punish the England international because referee Mark Clattenburg saw the incident and awarded a free-kick to Wigan, although he did not show Rooney a card.
And Whelan claims it is a case of “one set of rules for one club and another for the rest” when it comes to dealing with incidents such as this.
He told The Sun: “It sends out a terrible message.
“Something is wrong when a top international like Rooney is seen doing something like this, as clear as day, and is allowed to get away without being punished.
“If it was any other club or player, you can bet your life he would have been sent off. But officials seem intimidated by the words 'Rooney' and 'United'.
“Manchester United are allowed to get away with things the rest of us get pulled up for. And you can't have one set of rules for one club and another for the rest.
“I don't care what the FA say about the matter being dealt with at the time by us getting a free-kick. They, and everyone else in football, know justice isn't being served here.
“The FA will be delighted they can hide behind their rules and let Rooney off, as they are frightened of taking sanctions against him and his club.”
He added: “In my view, Mark Clattenburg is one of our better referees and maybe he did not see how bad it was.
“But can you honestly tell me the other three officials couldn't see that it was a stonewall sending off?
“If it had been the other way round, and James had whacked Rooney, there's no doubt in my mind he would have been shown a red card.
“Rooney is also very lucky because of the way our lad reacted.
“If he had gone down, as most do these days for far less, that might have forced the ref to take the proper action.”