Premier League club Arsenal hit with sanctions by FA over breaching regulations during Man Utd clash. Arsenal Mens 2025/26 Squad. Back Row (L-R) Ethan Nwaneri, Piero Hincapie, Tommy Setford, David Raya, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Max Dowman, Myles Lewis-Skelly.
Middle Row (L-R) Martin Zubimendi, Noni Madueke, Viktor Gyokeres, William Saliba, Cristhian Mosquera, Riccardo Calafiori, Christian Norgaard, Eberechi Eze, Leandro Trossard.
Front Row (L-R) Gabriel Jesus, Kai Havertz, Jurrien Timber, Gabriel Magalhaes, Martin Odegaard, manager Mikel Arteta, Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice, Mikel Merino, Ben White, Gabriel Martinelli. at Sobha Realty Training Centre on September 17, 2025 in London Colney, England. (Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)placeholder image
Premier League club Arsenal hit with sanctions by FA over breaching regulations during Man Utd clash. Arsenal Mens 2025/26 Squad. Back Row (L-R) Ethan Nwaneri, Piero Hincapie, Tommy Setford, David Raya, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Max Dowman, Myles Lewis-Skelly. Middle Row (L-R) Martin Zubimendi, Noni Madueke, Viktor Gyokeres, William Saliba, Cristhian Mosquera, Riccardo Calafiori, Christian Norgaard, Eberechi Eze, Leandro Trossard. Front Row (L-R) Gabriel Jesus, Kai Havertz, Jurrien Timber, Gabriel Magalhaes, Martin Odegaard, manager Mikel Arteta, Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice, Mikel Merino, Ben White, Gabriel Martinelli. at Sobha Realty Training Centre on September 17, 2025 in London Colney, England. (Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images) | Arsenal FC via Getty Images
The FA has sanctioned Arsenal for breaking regulations ahead of their clash with Manchester United in January.
In January of this year, Manchester United were provided with 8,0000 seats ahead of their clash at the Emirates. According to FA rules, clubs must be allocated up to 15 per cent of the ground capacity. Manchester United complained that they should have been given the maximum of 9,000 tickets but the safety concerns were cited by Arsenal.
However, the FA has reached a verdict and Arsenal football club has been sanctioned. A statement read: “It was alleged that Arsenal FC had breached the 2024-25 FA Cup Rule 192, and the matter was referred to the PGB (Professional Game Board) for consideration.
“The PGB concluded that Arsenal FC had failed to comply with the 2024-25 FA Cup Rule 192 and imposed a suspended £500,000 fine. The fine is suspended pending Arsenal FC’s confirmation that it is able to comply with this requirement for the 2025-26 third round and continued compliance for any further rounds of this season’s competition.”
Manchester United won the fixture in January 5-3 on penalties and beat Leicester 2-1 at home in the fourth round. However, they were beaten by Fulham in round five when they won on penalties at Old Trafford.
On the opening day of the season, Arsenal beat Manchester United 1-0 after the team played one another last March (which resulted in a 1-1 draw). The teams will next play one another on January 24, 2026.
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