"I don't believe Mark Clattenburg would make any comments like that," said Ferguson. "I refuse to believe it. I think it's unthinkable. Simple as that. There is no way a referee would stoop to that, I'm convinced about that. I've never heard of a player come to me in the last 15 years and say the referee swore in the game."
On Wenger's point that Chelsea should have dealt with the situation privately and not launched their complaint only two hours after the match, Ferguson said: "I think most people agree with that. How they [Chelsea] have got themselves into this position I don't know, but they are going to have to unravel themselves out of it somehow.
"I have had my run-ins with referees over the years. I have been fined a few times but I just think that what has happened over the past week is unthinkable. It's an accusation which, even in the heat of the moment, shouldn't be made. You can't do that."
Ferguson suggested that Clattenburg's reputation could already have suffered damage but that, unless the allegation was proved, there would be support from Manchester United. "Stigma does tend to stick and that is the real unfortunate part," he said.
Asked if he was prepared to say he supported Clattenburg, Ferguson said: "All of us. If it is proved right, it is a different issue altogether because you cannot support the indefensible but my personal feeling is that it didn't happen. I have asked them [the United players] and none of them heard anything."
Chelsea have stressed that they do not make the allegation lightly and it was only on Wednesday, after completing interviews with players and taking advice from external legal counsel, that they formally lodged their complaint.
"We believe we behave correctly and will try to continue like that," said Di Matteo. Asked if Ferguson comments were unhelpful, Di Matteo added: "I have to say that it happened in the past as well. Everybody has a different approach. Some people talk about other clubs and clubs' issues and some don't. People comment about the way we play, the way we deal with issues.
"It's nothing new. It's been happening for years. I'm not playing a victim here. Every team that is successful will be talked about. We continue on our road. We will fight against any kind of discrimination."
Chelsea were furious with Clattenburg after Saturday's game, both for sending off Torres and then allowing Javier Hernández's offside winner, but Ferguson believes that Torres should have received a straight red card earlier in the game.
"By trying to keep a lid on it, on a combustible game by sending him off for a second yellow card, Torres only misses one game, so he is free for the next two league games," said Ferguson.
"They are not well endowed with strikers, Chelsea, so the referee has done them a favour. Those next two league games could be important to Chelsea's season. Torres might score the winner against Swansea."
Di Matteo argued that Clattenburg had made a "good decision" on Torres' first booking and then noted how Manchester United had benefited from key decisions going back beyond Sunday.
Asked if he was concerned about referees and United, Di Matteo said: "I think there is a lot of evidence for that. There are some feelings in general but I don't think they [referees] do that with a purpose.
"It's just part of their decision-making and it seems to go in one direction. Does it even itself out? I don't know. The player and the manager have to do everything to support the referees."
With John Terry serving the last of his four-game suspension, Di Matteo also confirmed that David Luiz and Juan Mata are likely to miss today's match against Swansea through injury.
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