Fulham manager Alvaro Arbeloa has been fined £25,000 by the FA and issued a warning for his post-match remarks regarding referee integrity after the 1-1 draw against Manchester United on September 20.

Arbeloa accepted a charge of "acting in an improper manner" following his comments that implied bias from the match officials. He stated:

I think all fouls for them. Every decision was for them. I knew, I knew after the game against Man City that they don’t let Manchester United lose here.

The independent commission concluded that Arbeloa's words suggested bias and possible pre-meditation from the officials to rectify previous errors from another match.

Currently in his first season at Fulham, Arbeloa's team sits at the bottom of the table, having garnered only two points from their first six games. Their record includes:

• A draw against Manchester United
• A draw against Liverpool
• Losses to Chelsea, Sunderland, Crystal Palace, and Ipswich Town

Fulham is set to host newly-promoted Hull City this Saturday at Craven Cottage, followed by a match against Coventry City and a Carabao Cup clash against Crystal Palace. Their October concludes with a trip to Aston Villa.

Meanwhile, Manchester United has struggled since the draw at Fulham, drawing 1-1 with 10-man Tottenham and suffering a 2-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid in the Champions League.