Soccer-Fulham's Arbeloa fined over comments implying bias after Man United draw

United rescued a point at Craven Cottage on September 20, with Matheus Cunha's deflected equaliser arriving in the ‌89th minute of the Premier League fixture. Speaking after the match, Arbeloa ‌said: "I knew after the game against Manchester City that they don't let Manchester United lose here.

The former Real Madrid coach was referring to one of United's previous ⁠league matches, when Erling ⁠Haaland scored the winner in 10-man City's 1-0 victory at Old Trafford. The strike ⁠was initially disallowed for offside before being awarded following a lengthy and contentious VAR review.

It was alleged that the Fulham head coach acted in ⁠an improper manner by making comments in a post-match interview that imply bias and/or ⁠question the integrity of a match official," the Football Association (FA) said in a statement. The FA added that Arbeloa admitted the charge.

The 43-year-old Spaniard, ⁠who took charge of Fulham in July, is still searching for his ⁠first league ⁠win with the London club, who sit bottom of the standings with two points from six matches. ($1 = 0.7539 ‌pounds) (This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.