Ferguson, who served a two-game ban earlier this season for using foul and abusive language toward referee Mark Clattenburg, had been jeered by Reading fans for complaining to the fourth official about the four minutes of stoppage time added to the game while Man U was leading, 1-0.
Ferguson made the two-arm gesture after Cristiano Ronaldo's stoppage-time goal. He may face a Football Association investigation.
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