Wayne Rooney slapped with misconduct ban as Man United legend sanctioned
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester United legend Wayne Rooney has been handed a one-match touchline ban and fined £5,500 for misconduct following his red card in Plymouth Argyle's dramatic win over Blackburn Rovers.
The former striker was sent off during the latter stages of their encounter at Home Park, on October 5, after reacting angrily to Rovers' equaliser.
Rooney felt that Ryan Hardie had been fouled in the build-up to the goal before venting his feelings which saw fourth official Jacob Miles call over referee James Linnington.
Rooney accepted the charge and will be in the stands for Argyle's trip to Championship strugglers, Cardiff City on Saturday (12:30pm kick-off). READ MORE: Five things spotted in Manchester United training as seven youngsters involved before Brentford READ MORE: Zinedine Zidane hands Man United uncomfortable truth as Sir Jim Ratcliffe backed over missed trick In a statement from the FA, they said: "Wayne Rooney has been given a one-match touchline ban and £5,500 fine for misconduct at Plymouth Argyle’s EFL Championship match against Blackburn Rovers on Saturday 5 October. "It was alleged that the manager's conduct around the 87th minute was improper and/or he used abusive and/or insulting words towards a match official, which led to his dismissal.
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