The Red Devil has escaped further censure for his bad-tempered display at Craven Cottage on Saturday...Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has managed to avoid the further three match ban many feared he would be awarded following his show of petulance at Fulham on Saturday after being sent off for receiving a second yellow card when he hurled the ball back at referee Phil Dowd for a free-kick to be taken.
Dowd has confirmed that he wasn't sworn at by Rooney, and there will therefore be no upgrading of his standard one-match ban for receiving two yellow cards. The FA will be writing to the player though to formally warn him over his future conduct after he punched the corner flag on his way to the tunnel after his sending off.
"We have clarified with Phil Dowd that there was no abuse from the player after he was dismissed," an FA spokesman is reported as saying in The Times.
"In relation to the incident when he punched the corner flag, the referee did not see that and we have written to Wayne Rooney reminding him of his responsibilities."
That means that the England international is now set to miss only United's game with Aston Villa, which takes place at Old Trafford on April 5.
Paul Scholes was also sent off for United, for deliberate handball, as Fulham dented the Mancunians' title hopes just a little by beating them 2-0.
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