The Manchester United manager José Mourinho has been charged with misconduct over comments he made about the referee Anthony Taylor prior to the game against Liverpool, the Football Association has announced. “I think Mr Taylor is a very good referee but because such pressure is being put on him I think it will be difficult for him to have a very good performance at Anfield,” he said. The governing body’s statement read: “José Mourinho has been charged with misconduct in respect of comments he made relating to the appointed match referee, prior to the Liverpool v Manchester United fixture on Monday 17 October 2016. “It is alleged his comments were improper and/or brought the game into disrepute contrary to FA Rule E3(1). New rules were introduced in 2009 in an attempt to crack down on pre-match comments about officials which could be viewed as intimidatory or influential.

Source: The Guardian October 27, 2016 09:09 UTC