United to appeal twin charges as FA receive report

MANCHESTER UNITED have already declared their intention to appeal against the charges which could land Wayne Rooney and Paul Scholes with three-match Premiership bans.

The FA have confirmed they have finally received the referee’s report into the dismissals of Rooney and Scholes during the friendly encounter with FC Porto in Amsterdam on Friday.

If the charges of violent conduct and serious foul play are not overturned, the pair will miss the trip to Charlton on August 23, plus the home encounter with Watford on August 26, then, most crucially, the clash against Tottenham at home on September 9.