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Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti escapes ban after seeing red against Manchester United

Carlo Ancelotti is shown a red card by referee Chris Kavanagh
Carlo Ancelotti is shown a red card by referee Chris Kavanagh

Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti has been fined £8,000 for his post-match red card against Manchester United but will not face a touchline ban.

The Italian was charged with a breach of FA Rule E3 after marching onto the field to confront referee Christopher Kavanagh after his side were denied an added-time winner by VAR.

"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," said a FA statement.

Ancelotti was furious when Dominic Calvert-Lewin's deflected goal was ruled out after a video review judged a seated Gylfi Sigurdsson to be in an offside position and distracting keeper David De Gea.

Everton are 11th in the Premier League table after the resulting 1-1 draw, eight points outside the top four places.

The Toffees face fourth-placed Chelsea in their next league fixture on Sunday at Stamford Bridge, having beaten their fellow Blues 3-1 in December at Goodison Park in their first match after the sacking of Marco Silva.

Having accepted his punishment, Ancelotti is clear to take his place in the dugout against Chelsea, who he led to the league title in 2009-10.

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