FA chief promises crackdown as Gunners await fate

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.

Officials spent yesterday reviewing video evidence, frame by frame, of the controversial incidents that marred the goalless draw as Ruud van Nistelrooy was harangued and harassed by several Arsenal players.

When their deliberations are completed today the club are likely to face a charge of bringing the game into disrepute and that could mean a hefty fine.