Neville, Ronaldo to face charges

MANCHESTER UNITED received a blow yesterday when, within half an hour of each other, the FA and UEFA served notice that Gary Neville and Cristiano Ronaldo respectively will face misconduct charges for recent misdemeanours.

Neville has until February 10 the answer an allegation of improper conduct over his wild celebrations following Rio Ferdinand’s late winner against Liverpool last weekend.

After reviewing the incident on video, referee Mike Riley has told Soho Square officials he would have yellow-carded Neville had he witnessed it at the time, while the concerns expressed by Greater Manchester Police compelled the FA to act.