Report: Mourinho rejects improper conduct charge from Newcastle match

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has denied a Football Association charge of improper conduct, according to The Telegraph’s Sam Wallace.

Mourinho could face repercussions for allegedly using “abusive and/or insulting and/or improper” language at the end of a Premier League victory over Newcastle United earlier this month.

Based on Mourinho’s decision, the charge will now be reviewed by an independent regulatory commission. Should it be upheld, the manager would likely face a touchline ban. United next face Everton at home on Sunday before a trip to the south coast to play Bournemouth on the first weekend of November.

Meanwhile, in a separate UEFA ruling, disciplinary proceedings have been opened against United in response to the pitch invasions during the club’s Champions League defeat to Juventus at Old Trafford on Tuesday.

However, Mourinho avoided a second FA charge this week, as it was decided there would be no penalty for his heated reaction to Chelsea coach Marco Ianni’s goading celebration at Stamford Bridge last Saturday.