£10,000 – This is the figure Sir Alex Ferguson had to pay Football Association and two-match touchline ban for his row with referee Mike Dean during Premier League match against Hull this month.
66-year-old Ferguson was fuming that Dean did not send off Hull defender Andy Turner for a foul on Michael Carrick during the Premier League match which United won 4-3 at Old Trafford.
That Dean then awarded Hull a penalty for an innocuous Rio Ferdinand challenge on Bernard Mendy only infuriated the Scot even more.
The Scot’s suspension starts on December 2 and means he will not be pitchside for the Carling Cup match against Blackburn the following day.
He will also miss out on a touchline reunion with former United captain Roy Keane, who brings his Sunderland side to Old Trafford for a Premier League match on December 6.
Ferguson had claimed the FA were “dying” to hit him with his latest improper conduct charge.
At a meeting at the City of Manchester Stadium, the FA’s Regulatory Commission took into account Ferguson’s admission of the charge and his previous disciplinary record.
Ferguson served a two-match ban last term for a finger-jabbing rant at referee Mark Clattenburg following a defeat at Bolton.
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