Manchester United players did what Ralf Rangnick demanded with reaction to Lewis Dunk challenge

Seven Manchester United players - Anthony Elanga, Cristiano Ronaldo, Bruno Fernandes, Jadon Sancho, Scott McTominay, Fred, Luke Shaw and Harry Maguire - surrounded the referee Peter Bankes after the Brighton defender Lewis Dunk upended Elanga on Tuesday night.

It is hardly a line-up as nefarious as in The Usual Suspects and Fernandes was booked for his protests. Bankes flourished a yellow card and a disgruntled Ronaldo accidentally barged into Dunk.

As soon as the Video Assistant Referee Jarred Gillett advised Bankes to consult the pitchside monitor Dunk might as well have started walking towards the tunnel. By the time Bankes had finished his check, Dunk could have already been in the bath had he not waited for the inevitable.

The Football Association charged United on Wednesday for a breach of FA Rule E20.1, stating 'it is alleged that Manchester United FC failed to ensure its players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion during the 53rd minute, and the club has until Monday to provide a response'. The most surprising detail in the statement is the FA recognises United as a football club more than the club itself.

Already, one newspaper has dusted off the mirror image of United players intimidating Andy D'Urso. D'Urso had the gall to award Middlesbrough a penalty at Old Trafford in January 2000 during a period where an opposition side did not score a league penalty at the stadium for 10-and-a-half years.

Roy Keane's vein appears as though it is going to burst and Jaap Stam looks as though he is about to bite D'Urso's head off. D'Urso pointed to the spot as he was approaching the area and backtracked so far he ended up at the north-west corner flag.

Keane conceded his conduct was unedifying. Sir Alex Ferguson