FA deem Aleksandar Mitrovic's punishment 'insufficient' as Fulham and Marco Silva also charged FFC
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It read: “Fulham, Marco Silva and Aleksandar Mitrovic have been charged following the incidents that took place in or around the 72nd minute of their tie against Manchester United in the FA Cup on Sunday 19th March. “It’s further alleged that in throwing a water bottle in the direction of the assistant referee his behaviour was improper.“The FA has claimed that the standard punishment which would otherwise apply to Aleksandar Mitrovic for the sending off offence of violent conduct that he committed towards the match referee is clearly insufficient.
Silva spoke after the match and said he accepts that both he and Mitrovic should’ve handled things better but pointed to some of the officiating, telling talkSPORT: “It’s tough to take to accept some decisions… I’m not saying the VAR didn’t do well but why didn’t it do it in the first half twice? Mitrovic in the 18-yard box…“That is difficult for us to understand. For me it’s clear there are two moments.
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