Fulham manager Alvaro Arbeloa escapes touchline ban for claiming officials 'would not let Man United lose' after 1-1 Premier League draw

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Fulham manager Alvaro Arbeloa has avoided a touchline ban after implying officials were biased toward Manchester United in last month's Premier League draw.

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Fulham manager Alvaro Arbeloa has avoided a touchline ban after implying officials were biased toward Manchester United in last month's Premier League draw.

United rescued a point in the 89th minute at Craven Cottage, prompting Arbeloa to say referee Michael Oliver and his officials 'would not let Manchester United lose' in his post-match interview.

Arbeloa admitted the FA charge but was let off with a warning and a £25,000 fine, meaning he will be on the sideline for this weekend's critical match against Hull City.

In his immediate post-match comments, Arbeloa could barely contain his anger.

> 'Every decision was for them and I knew after the game against Man City that they would not let Man Utd lose, he said on Sky Sports. 'We deserved a little bit more. > > 'We were so, so close. We were a little bit unlucky again. We knew it would be difficult against this big team. > > 'We knew what happened last week (United conceding a contentious goal to Manchester City). We have seen what the referee has been doing in all the matches, so it was a difficult game. And we were unlucky.'

Alvaro Arbeloa has yet to win a league game with Fulham, who sit bottom after six games

The former Real Madrid coach is under pressure at Fulham, who sit bottom of the Premier League having failed to win any of their opening six games.

Fulham host newly promoted Hull on Saturday before travelling to Coventry City the following weekend, with Arbeloa hoping to rescue his job.

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