Ferguson hit with two-match touchline ban

MANCHESTER United manager Alex Ferguson has been given a two-match touchline ban and £10,000 fine by the FA, following his row with referee Mike Dean this month.

The 66-year-old was fuming that Dean did not send off Hull defender Andy Turner for a foul on Michael Carrick during United’s 4-3 Barclays Premier League win at Old Trafford.

That Dean then awarded Hull a penalty for an innocuous Rio Ferdinand challenge on Bernard Mendy only infuriated the Scot even more.

Ferguson served a two-match ban last term for a finger-jabbing rant at referee Mark Clattenburg following a defeat at Bolton.

The Scot’s latest suspension starts on December 2 and means he will not be pitchside for the Carling Cup match against Blackburn the following day.

He will also miss out on a touchline reunion with former United captain Roy Keane, who brings his Sunderland side to Old Trafford for a Premier League match on December 6.

Ferguson had claimed the FA were “dying” to hit him with his latest improper conduct charge.

At a meeting at the City of Manchester Stadium today, the FA’s Regulatory Commission took into account Ferguson’s admission of the charge and his previous disciplinary record.

Everton manager David Moyes was also fined £5,000 by the FA yesterday after being found guilty of improper conduct.

Referee Alan Wiley sent Moyes to the stands during Everton’s 3-2 Barclays Premier League win at Stoke City in September, after the Toffees manager criticised Wiley for not awarding his side a penalty.

An FA statement said the body took into account Moyes’ good disciplinary record, his admission of the charge and his apology.