Wenger facing touchline ban

(21-09-2010) Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been charged with improper conduct by the FA for his behaviour at the end of the Gunners' 1-1 draw at Sunderland on Saturday. The Frenchman appeared to angrily confront the fourth official after Darren Bent equalised for the Black Cats in the fifth minute of stoppage time. The fourth official had earlier shown that four minutes would be played. Wenger has been offered the standard punishment of a one-match touchline ban and an £8,000 fine but has until 23 September to decide whether to accept the charge or face an FA regulatory commission. Said the Arsenal boss after the match: "If you have a watch, you can control. It was outside the four minutes. I know the referee can give more than four, it's a minimum of four minutes. But in the four minutes nothing happened to justify the extension of the time."