Manchester United fined £20,000 by FA after accepting misconduct charge in cup defeat to Chelsea

MANCHESTER UNITED have been fined £20,000 by the FA after accepting a misconduct charge.

The Red Devils were charged for failing to control their players during the 1-0 FA Cup quarter-final defeat to Chelsea on Monday evening.

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Midfielder Ander Herrera was sent off in the 35th minute after receiving two yellow cards for challenges on Blues’ Eden Hazard.

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A number of United stars then surrounded referee Michael Oliver leaving the FA to punish Jose Mourinho’s players for their behaviour

A statement on the FA’s official website said: “Manchester United have been fined £20,000 after the club admitted an FA Cup misconduct charge and accepted the standard penalty.

“It relates to a breach of FA Rule E20(a) for failing to ensure its players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion in or around the 35th minute of their Emirates FA Cup quarter-final against Chelsea on Monday 13 March 2017.”

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Marcos Rojo was also lucky to escape retrospective action after it appeared he stamped on the Belgian.

But the defender went unpunished after Oliver claimed he saw in the incident but deemed it not worthy of a red card.