Mourinho Awaits Ref Report

Jose Mourinho is waiting to find out if the will face action from the Football Association following his sending-off on Saturday.

The Manchester United boss was left perplexed near the end of the 1-0 win over Southampton at St Mary's when he was sent to the stands by referee Craig Pawson.

Mourinho had stepped out of his technical area on to the edge of the pitch, only to be pulled back by fourth official Mike Jones, who then called Pawson over once play had been stopped.

After being told to leave, Mourinho shook hands with members of the Southampton staff and said afterwards of the incident: "I don't know. I don't know. Craig [Pawson] told me to leave, and I left."

Mourinho now has to wait for Pawson's report to land with the FA and find out whether he has filed an extraordinary incident report.

That report could then lead to a charge, a warning, a reminder of responsibilities, or no action depending on how serious the incident was viewed.

The United boss was sanctioned twice last season, being given a touchline ban and a £50,000 fine for two incidents in November - he was sent to the stands by Mark Clattenburg during their clash with Burnley and fined for comments he made about another official, Anthony Taylor, before United faced Liverpool.

Those charges could also be taken into account as they happened in the previous 12 months.

However, speaking on Sunday Supplement, The People's Steve Bates said: "It's hardly crime of the century. The game was in its closing moments and I don't think there was any intent by Mourinho to create a situation.

"I think he was just wrapped up in the fact that his team were under the cosh a little bit and he wanted to see the game out. I'm not certain it will lead to any huge ban. He might get one match."

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