The Football Association has fined Manchester United
manager David Moyes £8,000 after he admitted a charge of misconduct.
The Scot's punishment is relation to post-match comments
to the media which he made following his side's 2-1 defeat in the first leg of
their Capital One Cup semi-final at Sunderland on January 7.
Referee Andre Marriner came in for criticism from Moyes
after he awarded the Black Cats a second-half penalty - which was converted by
Fabio Borini - for a foul on Adam Johnson by Tom Cleverley, although replays
appeared to show that contact had been made outside the box.
This followed on from a free kick being given against
United defender Jonny Evans in the first half, which led to Sunderland's
opening goal.
Afterwards, Moyes claimed that his team are "having to play
officials as well as the opposition", adding: "It's terrible, it
really is. We're actually beginning to laugh at them."
Following an independent regulatory commission hearing on
Friday, a statement on the FA's official website read: "Manchester United
manager David Moyes has been fined £8,000 and warned as to his future conduct.
"Moyes had admitted an FA misconduct charge in that
his post-match comments following his side's game at Sunderland on Tuesday,
January 7, 2014 constituted improper conduct in that they called into question
the integrity of the match officials appointed to that fixture and/or appointed
to Manchester United fixtures generally, and/or implied that such match officials
are motivated by bias; and/or brought the game into disrepute, in contravention
of FA Rule E3(1)."
Moyes is the latest Premier League manager to face
disciplinary action for speaking out against referees this season. Earlier in
January, Brendan Rodgers was fined £8,000 for comments made following
Liverpool's 2-1 defeat at Manchester City on December 26.
Rodgers labelled the officials' performance as
"horrendous" after the game at the Etihad Stadium.
Culled from Goal
