The Football Association have confirmed they will not take any action over Robin van Persie's alleged elbow on Kieran Richardson during Arsenal's Carling Cup defeat at Manchester United.
The Arsenal striker will not be punished further by the FA for his clash with Richardson yesterday, with referee Mark Halsey dealing with the matter at the time by showing both players a yellow card.
United boss Sir Alex Ferguson will be infuriated by the FA's decision after he demanded they look into it.
A statement from the FA read: "In relation to the Robin van Persie/Kieran Richardson incident last night, we can confirm that the FA has reviewed the actions of all the players involved in the incident and is satisfied that no further disciplinary action is required."
Elbow
The 21-year-old appeared to elbow the United winger during the Carling Cup quarter-final at Old Trafford.
Ferguson said: "The FA must look at it because the boy threw an elbow. I asked the referee why both players had been booked, he said 'for aggressive intent' and told me he hadn't seen the elbow."
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger admitted he considered taking van Persie off after the clash.
"I did fear it was going to be worse than a yellow card, it could have been," the Frenchman said.
"Robin shows great potential but he must also learn to keep his nerves under control and not get over-excited.
"I considered bringing him off because he was involved in some heated moments."
David Bellion's first-minute strike ensured a 1-0 victory for the home side.
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van Persie plays for arsenal, did anybody really expect him to be charged? The two footed lunge he did on Richardson was far worse but once again an arsenal player goes unpunished. arsenal are a law unto themselves.
FA Double standards again. Van gets a three match ban for a late challenge on Cole in the last match, and here's this young upstart hacking his way through the game, swinging an elbow and then kicking out at Richardson and getting away scott free. It's balls I tell ya.
Ridiculous. The FA have once again overlooked an Arsenal player's malicious action. They are farsical in their handling of such incidents until it comes to Man Utd when they suddenly decide to "make examples" of the utd players. The challenge was uttlerly blatant and clear to see for all who watched the game on the TV. Van Persie wasn't even looking at the ball.
Oh what a big suprise!!! Assanal players can get away with murder, had this been another van, RVN, he would have been banned for another three matches! Robin deliberately tried to elbow KR, but forunately he missed. It's unbelivebal that they don't take any further actions.
Disgusting stuff from the FA again, after the Mutu fiasco. By any chance did anyone hear any comment regarding Juventus' doping case in Italy where the Club doctor was sentenced to 2 year imprisonment but no sanctions were taken against the club or its directors. Would like to what the FIFA boss and the former olympic champion have to say about the matter!
It was great to see a full house last night. This spurred our lads on to the victory. Hopefully we will get the same support for the next round against Chelsea. After all that will be our only chance of a major trophy this season.
The problem is over the past 12 months (or since Rios ban) the FA are doing for the Arse what they did with you for the 8 years before. That is they look after the team that considered the best in the prem. You will all be lying if you say that Man U were not looked after. Man U, both fans and fergi, can't handle this because you had got used to it and now things have changed you are all sulking, thats life
Andy
are you going to back any of that ABU rubbish with facts?
didn't think so....
The FA will not take action because van Purulent was aiming his elbow at a colleague when "unfortunatement zis uzzer felleur from Man U got in ze vay"
Andy, so tell us all just how you really, really feel. I'm guessing, just guessing, you're not a Utd fan. FA consistency is all we want.
Well what a surprise!
This typifies a precocious talent that he is but he HAS A FLAW - not too unlike a certain player we signed this pre-season.
Van persie had disagreements with last years Feijenoord coach Bert van Marwijk about his petulent behaviours and performances, often being dropped to the bench for his actions.
Current Oranje coach van Basten has also had words with him and is wont to include players in his squad with ego problems.
Van Persie is very lucky!
Further a positive performance without stunning anyone by the young guys last night.
I think the occasion was the better of some of them though and they didn't perform as well as had hoped.
Up the Reds
Andy you are an ABU, and anyhow who is sulking we won!
Up the Reds
Short memories? double standards? YES YES YES. have you lot forgot about the incident two seasons ago during a Utd - Arsenal game when Nistelrooy was clearly seen on TV thumping Freddie Ljunberg in the stomach yet Wenger didn't react like SAF has,nor did the FA act on it either,besides this dont you accept Van Persie was the victim of Fergies bullyboy tactics all through the game? Who knows the FA may be redressing the balance over what happened to Ljunberg two seasons ago when by the way Arsenal won 1-0 and went on to win the title,not that united will because there is a certain other team around and they come from Chelsea!
andy take your conspiracy theories back to the blue half thats where all the sulkers are.
Like they "looked after us" when Eric went after the Palace fan? Or do you mean like when they "looked after us" when they would make no concessions on letting us play in the WCC and join the FA Cup in the latter rounds. Yeah, we've really had the FA bent over the table haven't we...
Once again the FA is showing favouratism of arsenal over manu. if it had been the other way around you can bet the book would have been thrown at richardson. no wonder the FA is held in such low esteem by the footballing fans of the world. the FA have lost the plot and because of their biased decisions will never get it back.
Good, young, wide-left players are rarer than hens' teeth these days, yet two of them came up for grabs last summer just as United supporters were wondering how many more good performances we might get out of Ryan G. We messed up signing Robben, the better of the two who is now turning it on for Chelsea, while Arsenal signed the other one, Van P. Sure, he's a narky little so-and-so, but he's young and aggressive, and if there's one person who can turn a nasty streak into positive competitiveness it's SAF. Alan Smith at Leeds was regarded by many as a young man with a problem. Not any more. I'm sure United must be kicking themselves for not throwing in an extra couple of million to land Robben. I hope we don't live to regret missing out Van P as well.
Ted "they come from Chelsea"Knott do you really consider Fergie saying the f.a. should look at the elbow as over-reacting. I think it was clear van p fouled richardson kicked him and tried to swing for him nearly clouting his teamate in the process. Even an ABU, gooner or chelsea fan whoever you are would agree??
Grest to see all my massive mates take time from all the depression on their side to comment on us. Thanks and see you all soon!!!
Does anyone know if the FA have said ANYTHING regarding the fact that Rio got 8 months for missing a drugs test for 36 hours, yet Mutu got 7 months for actually taking drugs?