MANCHESTER United boss Jose Mourinho has escaped with just a one match ban for kicking a water bottle at Old Trafford.
Mourinho was charged with misconduct following the incident during United’s draw with West Ham last weekend.
He was sent to the stands and feared he would be given a touchline ban of up to three games considering it was his second misconduct charge of the season.
Mourinho had also been warned about his future conduct, but he accused the FA of double standards through the club’s legal team and argued that when bitter rival Arsene Wenger also kicked a water bottle at Old Trafford in 2009 he wasn’t even charged.
Now the FA have revealed a commission heard Mourinho’s case today and banned him for just one game and fined him £16,000 after he pleaded guilty to the charge.
An FA statement said: “Following an Independent Regulatory Commission hearing today (Wednesday 30 November 2016), Jose Mourinho will serve a one-match touchline ban with immediate effect.
“The Manchester United manager admitted an FA charge that his behaviour in or around the 27th minute of the game against West Ham United on Sunday amounted to improper conduct.”
The ban means Mourinho will not be in the dugout for tonight’s EFL Cup quarter-final clash with the Hammers at Old Trafford.
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