Jose Mourinho has been cleared of a charge of using abusive language following Manchester United’s win over Newcastle United, the Football Association (FA) has confirmed.
The Red Devils manager was accused of making “abusive and/or insulting and/or improper” remarks to a television camera after his side’s dramatic 3-2 Premier League victory at Old Trafford.
The FA has determined the charges could not be proven, although there is still a possibility of an appeal.
“A charge against Jose Mourinho for allegedly using language which was abusive and/or insulting and/or improper has been found not proven following an Independent Regulatory Commission hearing today [31/10/18],” a statement read.
United’s victory, which came after they fell two goals down in the first half, followed a period of intense speculation on the future of the manager.
Mourinho had been criticised following a run of four games without a win in all competitions, prompting the former Chelsea boss to accuse the media of orchestrating a “man hunt” against him.
It was claimed he made offensive comments to the camera in Portuguese as he walked down the touchline to the tunnel after the final whistle.
Manchester United have not had the best of starts this season and are currently 8th on the Premier league table with 17 points. Their season has been plagued with off field feuds especially from Jose Mourinho and French midfielder Paul Pogba, the two were recently involved in a training ground bust up after the midfielder social Media activities.
The Red Devils welcome an inform Bournemouth in Saturday’s early kickoff in the English Premier league before travelling to face Juventus in the Champions league fourth round a mererthree days later.