Fulham news: Alvaro Arbeloa charges with misconduct by FA for referee comments after Man United draw

Fulham caput manager Alvaro Arbeloa has been charged by the FA for comments helium made astir the officials after the 1-1 draw against Manchester United earlier the planetary break.

The Cottagers looked to beryllium connected people to instrumentality each 3 points aft Lisandro Martinez's ain extremity handed them a 63rd-minute pb successful the location contest.

However, they were yet forced to settee for a stock of the spoils pursuing Matheus Cunha's deflected equaliser successful the 89th minute. 

Arbeloa was angered by the determination to grant Man United a free-kick for a foul connected Harry Maguire successful the lead-up to Cunha's leveller.

What Arbeloa said aft Man United draw

The Fulham subordinate expressed his vexation astir Michael Oliver and his officiating squad erstwhile helium spoke aft the match, suggesting that each fouls went successful Man United's favour. 

"We were truthful close," Arbeloa told Sky Sports News. "So, truthful close. We were a small spot unlucky again. We knew it would beryllium hard against this large team. 

"Also we knew what happened past week. We person seen what the referee person been doing successful each the matches truthful it was a hard game. And we we were unlucky.

"All fouls for them. You tin spot earlier they scored, the foul against Maguire, it's a feline who is 100 kilos. Every determination was for them, and I knew aft the crippled against Man City that they [would not] fto Man United suffer here. We deserved a small spot more."

FA charges Arbeloa with misconduct

The Football Association released a connection connected Wednesday day to corroborate that Arbeloa has been charged with misconduct for his post-match comments. 

In the statement, the FA said: "It is alleged that the Fulham manager acted successful an improper mode by making comments successful a post-match interrogation that connote bias and/or question the integrity of a lucifer official.

"Alvaro Arbeloa has until Thursday, October 1, to supply a response"

Arbeloa's broadside are languishing successful the Premier League's bottommost 3 aft taking 2 points from their archetypal 5 matches.

The Cottagers volition instrumentality to enactment connected October 10 erstwhile they instrumentality connected newly-promoted Ipswich Town astatine Portman Road.