Rafael accepts FA charge

Mike Dean shows Rafael a yellow cardManchester United full-back Rafael has supposed a Football Association assign of crude control for his actions after he was sent off in his club's 0-0 draw with Tottenham upon Sunday, a FA have confirmed.

The 20-year-old was sent off for two bookable offences by referee Mike Dean. But a central also took a dim view of a youngster's control as well as feels a remonstrations which followed his preference are estimable of serve action.

Rafael, in accepting a charge, has certified he was in a wrong.

However, he has requested a personal hearing, which will be upon Friday, when he will get a chance to present his side of a story.

A statement upon a FA website read: "Rafael Da Silva has today supposed an FA assign of crude conduct.

"The assign relates to his control towards match central Mike Dean during United's tie with Tottenham Hotspur upon January 16.

"Rafael has requested a personal hearing, which will take place prior to an Independent Regulatory Commission upon Friday January 21."

United will really be without Rafael for Saturday's Barclays Premier League encounter with Birmingham during Old Trafford.

Should a disciplinary panel feel a defender's control to be estimable of serve punishment, he could also lay out next Tuesday's outing to Blackpool.

A some-more likely scenario would be a fine, nonetheless it is not beyond a realms of probability Rafael may receive an even some-more lenient chastisement as well as travel away with usually a notice about his destiny conduct.

It is sure to be pointed out that conjunction physical education instructor felt a defender deserved a additional booking for a second half tainted upon Benoit Assou-Ekotto.

Sir Alex Ferguson left nobody in any doubt about his feelings! , even y et he stopped reduced of publicly criticising Dean, with whom he has a chequered past.

"It's not value deliberating since everybody can see that" pronounced Ferguson in TV interviews immediately after a game.

"It's out of my end now, thank God."

Opposite series Harry Redknapp described a red label as "harsh".

"It was like Zola Budd as well as Mary Decker when they collided during a Olympic games," he said.

"I have supposed a assign since what we did was wrong,"Rafael said.

"It happened since we was so frustrated during being sent off in such an critical game.

"I apologise for my behaviour."

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