Former Southampton manager Gordon Strachan has been landed with disrepute charges by the Football Association after comments he made about assistant referee Mike Tingey in February .

Gordon Strachan was today facing an anxious wait to discover not only his own immediate future at Southampton but also whether he could be hit with a Football Association misconduct charge.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger would welcome Glenn Hoddle back into management with open arms if he returns to Southampton.

Arsenal were today waiting to learn the potential effect on their title bid as the Football Association prepared to announce the lengthy charge-sheet arising out of the ugly scenes at Old Trafford.

FA CHIEF Mark Palios pledged a get tough policy on "unacceptable forms of behaviour" by players as Arsenal awaited their fate following the unedifying scenes at Old Trafford.