Spurs were trailing to Nemanja Vidic's first-half header at Old Trafford when Nani put the game beyond doubt by scoring five minutes from time.
However, the goal was shrouded in controversy after Nani rolled the ball into the net while Spurs keeper Heurelho Gomes believed he was preparing to take a free-kick.
After consultation with his assistant, Clattenburg allowed the goal to stand, but Redknapp was unhappy that the goal was not chalked off.
The Spurs boss stated Nani should have been booked for handball and could not understand why Clattenburg had not given the visitors a free-kick.
A seething Redknapp said: "What a farcical way to finish a game. It's a handball, he's deliberately handled it and it should have been a booking.
"Everyone has seen him do it so we think it's a free-kick, it's just the referee that doesn't see it.
"Everyone saw him do it so it's a free-kick. You can't lie on the floor and pull the ball back just because you've got the hump because you didn't get a penalty.
"It was a scandalous decision and the referee has made a mess of it all."
Clattenburg was famously the referee who refused to allow Pedro Mendes' 'goal' against United in 2005 - an incident which saw Roy Carroll claw the ball back into play from well over the goal-line.
Redknapp said he rated Clattenburg as a referee despite what he deemed a catastrophic error, but may still find his incendiary comments scrutinised by the Football Association.
Asked if he had questioned the officials about the decision, he continued: "It's farcical, but what can you do? It's gone now.
"In the end he'll come up with some excuse as to why he didn't see it - he couldn't see, he let play go on - well if he did that he should have been saying to Gomes 'play on, play on'.
"I haven't spoken to the referee, he's not going to change his decision and he's made a mess of it all now anyway.
"They'll go in and come up with a story that will make it all look right, that's what happens."
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