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Darren Fletcher has until 29 October to respond to the charges Manchester United first-team coach Darren Fletcher has been charged with misconduct by the Football Association following his side's 2-1 win against Brentford. Fletcher is alleged to have acted in an "improper and/or confrontational manner" and using "abusive and/or insulting words" towards the match officials during the Premier League victory at Old Trafford on 19 October. United were furious following Brentford's opener from Ethan Pinnock, which came when defender Matthijs de Ligt was forced to leave the field for a third time to deal with a cut on his head. Manager Erik ten Hag and assistant Ruud van Nistelrooy both received yellow cards for their protests, while Fletcher confronted the officials at half-time as they made their way to the tunnel. Fletcher, who made 342 appearances for United, has until 29 October to respond to the charge. It is the latest in a series of charges across the Premier League. Wolves sporting director Matt Hobbs was charged on Thursday for allegedly confronting officials following his side's 2-1 defeat by Manchester City at Molineux on Sunday, while manager Gary O'Neil has been asked to clarify his comments suggesting that there's a bias towards the Premier League's top six by referees. Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis has been given a five-match stadium ban for spitting on the floor as match officials walked past him following his side's defeat by Fulham on 28 September. Fletcher was appointed United's technical director in 2021. He was replaced in the role by Jason Wilcox in the summer, with Fletcher working within Ten Hag's coaching set-up ever since. Latest Manchester United news, analysis and fan views Get Man Utd news notifications England in dire trouble at 24-3 after two days of third Test Premier League - Arteta coming up with Saka injury update, Jota to miss Arsenal trip Shakeel puts Pakistan in charge of deciding Test Political language with Armando Iannucci and Helen Lewis Which political buzzwords are strong and stable and which are a crock of covfefe? Go on a guided tour of the home of your nightmares Look at techniques used by master filmmakers who know how best to chill us to the bone Journey through Great British bands with Johnny Marr A beautifully curated series spanning from the 1960s to the contemporary era Barry has a secret, but it's not what his wife suspects Bernadine Evaristo's life-affirming story about being true to yourself, starring Lennie James 'I need to go to team at bottom of table in England' Video'I need to go to team at bottom of table in England' Before his 400th GP, how well do you know Alonso? Is Smith England's next number three? Samoa loss still rankles - England captain Williams 'A fit Smith Rowe can play in any side in the world' Video'A fit Smith Rowe can play in any side in the world' Promise unfulfilled - inside Mourinho's Man Utd reign 'It was a relief when my ex-footballer husband died after CTE' Who are the Commonwealth Games winners and losers? Mahomes & Washington star in best plays of week seven. Video Mahomes & Washington star in best plays of week seven 'We lost our local fans, we lost our beautiful stadium, we lost our city' New Zealand beat South Africa to win T20 World Cup. Video New Zealand beat South Africa to win T20 World Cup Vote now for your BBC Women's Footballer of the Year Meet the nominees for BBC Women's Footballer of the Year. Video Meet the nominees for BBC Women's Footballer of the Year © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.