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Fulham boss Marco Silva has received a further charge relating to their FA Cup defeat to Manchester United.
Silva, as well as Aleksandar Mitrovic and Willian, were all sent off during the chaotic 3-1 defeat at Old Trafford earlier this month.
Following the defeat, Silva gave an explosive post-match interview in which he hit out Chris Kavanagh, stating that his side had been 'unlucky' with the referee this season and appeared to suggest he didn't treat both sides equally on the day.
The FA have now charged the Portuguese boss with misconduct for comments that 'imply bias and/or the question the integrity of the match official, and/or bring the game into disrepute'.
It is in addition to previous charges with showing abusive behaviour towards match officials and for allegedly throwing a water bottle in the direction of the assistant referee in the same match.
Marco Silva has received a further charge following Fulham's FA Cup exit to Man United
Silva has been charged over post-match comments about referee Chris Kavanagh, after already being charged for allegedly showing abusive behaviour and throwing a water bottle
Fulham had taken the lead through Mitrovic after 50 minutes, but the game unraveled for the Cottagers when Willian was shown a red card for denying a clear goal-scoring opportunity with a handball on the line.
Silva was the first to go for confronting Kavanagh as he went to the pitch-side monitor to review the incident.
The visitors then lost their heads completely with Mitrovic sent off for pushing the referee.
Mitrovic is expected
