Manchester United defender Jonny Evans has received a six-match ban from the Football Association for spitting at Newcastle striker Papiss Cisse.
A disciplinary hearing found Evans guilty for his part in the incident during United's 1-0 win at St James' Park on Wednesday night.
Evans released a statement denying the allegations on Thursday before Cisse issued a public apology and accepted his guilt, triggering an immediate seven-match ban for the Senegal international.
Football's governing body wanted the matter dealt with before United's FA Cup quarter-final with Arsenal on Monday at Old Trafford, where Evans will no longer be able to play.
The 27-year-old will also miss five crucial Barclays Premier League matches against Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool, Aston Villa, Manchester City and Chelsea.
A statement released by the FA read: 'Newcastle United’s Papiss Cisse and Manchester United’s Jonny Evans will serve suspensions of seven matches and six matches respectively with immediate effect following their game on Wednesday 4 March 2015.
'Both players were charged in relation to an alleged breach of FA Rule E1[a] that in or around the 38th minute of the fixture they spat at each other.
'Mr Cisse accepted the charge and his suspension consists of six matches, which is the standard penalty for this offence, with an additional one match as he has previously accepted a violent conduct charge this season.
'Mr Evans denied the charge but it was found proven following an Independent Regulatory Commission hearing on Friday [6 March 2015], resulting in a six-match suspension.'
Evans condemned the charge in a statement released on United's official club website the day after the incident, saying: 'Having woken up this morning I am shocked to have seen the media coverage from last night's match. I would like to make it clear that I did not spit at Papiss Cisse.
Source:Dailymail.
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