The Football Association is waiting for the referee’s report before deciding whether any further action is warranted over the ugly scenes on the touchline at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
The man who goaded Jose Mourinho was none other than Chelsea assistant coach Marco Ianni. Ianni swung his arm so close to the Manchester United manager’s face before darting back down the tunnel and away to safety.
Mourinho had lost all three of his previous matches here as United’s manager, with a combined score of 6-0, and that there was certainly the first sense of deja vu when Antonio Rüdiger headed Chelsea into the lead 20 minutes into a first half in which Sarri’s team always seemed comfortable.
After the interval, however, it must have been startling for Sarri to see the way his team lost their way and perhaps, for the first time, we saw the hard evidence why Chelsea’s manager has been saying since the start of the season that his team are not equipped to sustain a title challenge.
Instead, it was United who took control with two goals from a renascent Anthony Martial and a second-half display that – until the late, dramatic twist – was probably summed by Mourinho stepping on the pitch to give the Frenchman a congratulatory slap on the back for chasing down an opponent.
Martial’s second goal was an even better finish but Chelsea still found a way back. David Luiz’s header came back off the post, De Gea saved from Rüdiger and Barkley put in the rebound to spark the chaotic scenes by the dugouts.
English Media has been told Mike Dean will only file an "extraordinary incident report" if he feels there's something the FA need to be aware of, that wasn't dealt with at the time.
Mourinho revealed in his post-match interview with reporters he received an apology from Ianni and Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri and said he considers the matter closed, but it remains to be seen whether the FA opts to take further action.
Manchester United had come from behind for the second match running through Anthony Martial's second-half double, with six minutes added for injury time. But Barkley maintained Chelsea's unbeaten league start in dramatic fashion, after David Luiz's header had hit the post and first-half goalscorer Antonio Rudiger's follow-up effort was saved by David de Gea before the England man slotted home.
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