Carlo Ancelotti has avoided a touchline ban but been fined £8,000 by the Football Association for his behaviour after a late Everton goal was disallowed against Manchester United.
Everton’s manager went on to the pitch and confronted the referee, Chris Kavanagh, who showed him a red card, after last Sunday’s 1-1 draw. It opened up the possibility that Ancelotti would be banned from the dugout at Chelsea, one of his former clubs, on Sunday.
The FA decided a fine would suffice and said in a statement: “The Everton FC manager admitted that his language and/or behaviour on the field of play at the end of the fixture amounted to improper conduct and also accepted the standard penalty.”
Ancelotti reacted angrily after VAR decided that Gylfi Sigurdsson was offside when the Everton player lifted his legs to allow a deflected Dominic Calvert-Lewin shot into the net. The Italian said after the game he had not disrespected Kavanagh.
Everton’s striker Cenk Tosun will undergo surgery next week after injuring an anterior cruciate ligament during training at Crystal Palace, where he has been on loan.
