The Football Association have handed Avram Grant a two match touchline ban following comments made after the 2-1 FA Cup defeat to Stoke City.
Grant's comments came following a poor display from referee Mike Jones which effectively handed Stoke the quarter final display on a plate.Asked whether he felt that Jones had tried to 'even things up' Grant replied "Until they scored [the second] goal he gave fouls, a penalty, everything for them,"
Grant was also annoyed by the failure to award United a penalty when James Tomkins was thrown to the floor by Jon Walters: "It was a penalty for us at the end which he didn't give. Maybe he felt a little bit guilty. I think it was the effect of the first goal for us."
Grant will be banned from the touchline for the upcoming crunch games against Bolton and Aston Villa.
Predictably, Mike Jones, whose actions were at best incompetent and at worst downright dishonest has not been asked to explain his dreadful display.
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