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The FA announces punishment for Mourinho. | Image: Twitter[/caption]Internet Desk: The FA has finally announced their punishment for Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho, as the Portuguese boss gets a one-match touchline ban and a total fine of £58,000 over two FA misconduct charges.
The Manchester United boss will have to sit in the directors' box when his team will play at Swansea City on Sunday after admitting using abusive language towards referee Mark Clattenburg in the tunnel during the half-time interval of United's goalless draw with Burnley last weekend. The offence carried an £8,000 fine.
He was also fined £50,000 for saying it would be difficult for referee Anthony Taylor 'to have a very good performance' before United played at Liverpool last month.
The FA revealed that Mourinho accepted the comments amounted to improper conduct, but he denied bringing the game into disrepute.
However, he was found guilty of disrepute and received a warning about his future conduct. Mourinho, who was sent to the stands by Clattenburg, will be allowed to give his players a pre-match and half-time team talk at Swansea despite the ban.
He can also stay in contact with his coaching staff during the game by passing on messages and phoning them from his seat. But that did little to lighten his mood after United arrived in Turkey for the Europa League clash against Fenerbahce tonight.
Asked about the charge for abusing Clattenburg, Mourinho replied tersely: 'No, no reaction.'
When his behaviour towards match officials was raised again, he said: 'Next question.'
It has capped a difficult few weeks for Mourinho after a run of one win in seven Premier League games. Questions have also been asked about his commitment to United in light of the decision to keep his family in London and live in a hotel in Manchester.
Mourinho claimed: 'I am in a club where I want to be, and so happy to be. As a minimum I want to stay here to the end of my (four-year) contract.
'After that who knows? I'm a football man. I'm very young still. Sometimes you think I'm 75 but I'm 53.
'Of course, I'm excited. Of course, I'm not happy with the results, that's obvious.'
Manchester United's form in Europe has been a little better since an opening Group A defeat by Feyenoord. A third successive victory tonight would put them well on the way to qualifying for the knockout stage.
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