“Manchester United let the player surround the referee in the 71st minute of the match against Fulham in the FA Cup on March 19. The Old Trafford team was accused of not ensuring the correct behavior of the player. Man United had a time. until March 27 to respond,” the English Football Association announced.
Everything started from the incident in the 70th minute when MU was leading 1-0, Jadon Sancho had a delicious opportunity to equalize. He dribbled past goalkeeper Bernd Leno but hit Willian again.
Sancho’s broken phase caused the game to reverse.
After being pressured by the home player, referee Kavanagh consulted VAR and discovered Willian used his hand to block the ball. The Brazilian player received a red card and Fulham also received a penalty.
When Mr. Kavanagh returned to the field, Mitrovic suddenly came up to scold, even made a hand impact and also received a red card. Not only lost two key attacks, Fulham also lost coach Marco Silva. The captain of the away team was sent off for a reaction error. Before accusing MU, the FA also confirmed that coach Marco Silva, Aleksandar Mitrovic and Fulham club for acting beyond the limit.
“Fulham, Marco Silva and Aleksandar Mitrovic were charged following incidents that occurred in the 72nd minute of the match against Manchester United in the FA Cup,” FA announced on the evening of March 21 (Hanoi time).
“Coach Silva used abusive words, gestures and/or behavior towards the referee before and after being sent off. He was also accused of throwing a water bottle at the assistant referee. This behavior is not appropriate. The standard penalty for Mitrovic is not enough. The player’s behavior and language are deemed inappropriate, abusive and/or offensive, threatening to the referee,” the FA asserted. determined.
In addition, the FA also accused Fulham of failing to control the behavior of the players on the field, leading to an unfortunate incident.
Tuan Nguyen | 05:39 03/24/2023
