Aleksandar Mitrovic has gained an eight-match ban for his habits all through Fulham’s FA Cup defeat at Manchester United, which incorporated shoving the referee Chris Kavanagh.
The striker was once despatched off for violent habits in opposition to Kavanagh, which prolonged the usual three-game ban by way of 3 fits, and were given some other two-match suspension for language that was once “improper, abusive, insulting and threatening”.
The Football Association mentioned after the sanction was once imposed by way of an impartial regulatory fee: “We claimed the usual punishment which might in a different way follow to Aleksandar Mitrovic for the sending-off offense of violent habits that he dedicated in opposition to the tournament referee across the 72nd minute was once obviously inadequate. The ahead denied this, nevertheless it was once upheld by way of the regulatory fee, and a three-match ban was once imposed. This is along with the three-match ban he had already gained for the pink card offence.
The ahead one at a time admitted that his conduct and language after being despatched off was once incorrect, abusive, insulting and dangerous, and the regulatory fee imposed an extra two-match ban and £75,000 nice. In general, the regulatory fee has suspended Aleksandar Mitrovic for 8 fits. One of those has already been served, and due to this fact the ahead can be unavailable for Fulham FC’s subsequent seven fits.”
Fulham’s supervisor, Marco Silva, has been given a two-game touchline ban for his conduct at Old Trafford.
Silva admitted the usage of abusive and insulting phrases or conduct in opposition to Kavanagh and the fourth authentic however denied throwing a water bottle in opposition to the assistant referee.
The rate was once however upheld, with a £20,000 nice, and some other nice of the same quantity was once imposed for wondering the integrity of the referee all through his post-match press convention.