Mark Clattenburg: Accused of 'inappropriate language'

The official sent off Branislav Ivanovic and Fernando Torres during United's 3-2 win at Stamford Bridge, and the second decision in particular was heavily contested by the home players.

Chelsea did not go into details after the game, but a spokesman confirmed two separate incidents of Clattenburg's "inappropriate language" have been reported.

He said: "We have lodged a complaint to the Premier League match delegate with regards to inappropriate language used by the referee and directed at two of our players in two separate incidents in today's match.

"The match delegate will pass the complaint to the Football Association. We will make no further comment at this time."