Sascha Riether has been charged for stamping on Adnan Januzaj FULHAM defender Sascha Riether has been charged with violent conduct by the FA for stamping on Manchester United's Adnan Januzaj in Saturday's Premier League match between the two sides
The charge is the first time a player has been retrospectively charged for an incident that was not seen by the referee under a new pilot launched by the Football Association.
The incident, which took place in the last minute of Manchester United's 3-1 victory over the Fulham at Craven Cottage, was not seen by referee Lee Probert, but that will not prevent Riether being disciplined under the new scheme.
FA chairman is keen to clamp down on such incidents, and the Riether will now have until Tuesday to respond to the charge.
Earlier today, Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini called for retrospective action to be taken, telling MUTV:
"For me it was a red card for the right back.
"I hope the referee looks at the video later."
The incident, which took place in the last minute of Manchester United's 3-1 victory over the Fulham at Craven Cottage, was not seen by referee Lee Probert, but that will not prevent Riether being disciplined under the new scheme.
FA chairman is keen to clamp down on such incidents, and the Riether will now have until Tuesday to respond to the charge.
Earlier today, Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini called for retrospective action to be taken, telling MUTV:
"For me it was a red card for the right back.
"I hope the referee looks at the video later."
Sascha Riether stamped on Adnan Januzaj [ENTERPRISE]
However, the new process does not require the referee to review the video, and instead refers the matter to an independent panel for their decision.
A statement on the FA website explained the new process, saying: "Previously, where the match officials had confirmed to The FA that none of them had seen an incident the match referee was then asked to review all available video evidence before being asked what action, if any, he would have taken had it been seen.
"Under the new process, if an incident has not been seen by the match officials, a three-man panel of former elite referees Steve Dunn, Eddie Wolstenholme and Alan Wiley will be asked by The FA to review it and advise what, if any action, they believe the match referee should have taken had it been witnessed at the time.
"For an FA charge to follow, all three panel members must agree it is a sending-off offence.
"In this instance, the panel were of the unanimous decision that it was an act of violent conduct."
A statement on the FA website explained the new process, saying: "Previously, where the match officials had confirmed to The FA that none of them had seen an incident the match referee was then asked to review all available video evidence before being asked what action, if any, he would have taken had it been seen.
"Under the new process, if an incident has not been seen by the match officials, a three-man panel of former elite referees Steve Dunn, Eddie Wolstenholme and Alan Wiley will be asked by The FA to review it and advise what, if any action, they believe the match referee should have taken had it been witnessed at the time.
"For an FA charge to follow, all three panel members must agree it is a sending-off offence.
"In this instance, the panel were of the unanimous decision that it was an act of violent conduct."
Adnan Januzaj was back in training today
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