The FA will request CCTV footage of the fracas between several Manchester United players and Chelsea ground staff after the teams' Stamford Bridge Premier League game yesterday.
United players Patrice Evra, Gary Neville, Paul Scholes, Gerard
Pique, Park Ji-sung and John O'Shea were going through a warm-down
after Chelsea's 2-1 victory when the row developed after ground
staff asked them to move to another area of the pitch.
Chelsea security staff pulled the gesticulating parties apart
and Sunday's newspapers carried pictures of the incident.
"We will obviously be asking Chelsea to let us see their CCTV
footage of the incident," an FA spokesman told the BBC. "This will
have nothing to do with the referee's report. He would have been in
his dressing room, a long way from the incident."
The fracas was the final act of a controversial afternoon as
Chelsea won with a late penalty to join league leaders United on 81
points with two games remaining.
United's Rio Ferdinand apologised to a steward for
accidentally kicking her as he lashed out at a wall while leaving
the pitch, seemingly annoyed about the decision to award the
match-winning penalty following a clear handball by Michael
Carrick.
The result means the title will not be decided until the
final day of the season on May 11th, although United's vastly
superior goal difference means they could effectively secure it
earlier by beating West Ham United if Chelsea lose at Newcastle
United.
Before those games, however, both teams have European matters
to deal with in the second legs of their Champions League
semi-finals.
United face Barcelona at Old Trafford on Tuesday after a
goalless first leg and have injury concerns over striker Wayne
Rooney and centre-back Vidic.
Rooney, who scored United's goal on Saturday, was substituted
with a hip injury while Vidic had stitches in a cut mouth and was
dazed after being caught by Didier Drogba's knee.
Chelsea entertain Liverpool on Wednesday after a 1-1 Anfield
draw. It is not yet know whether Frank Lampard will play after he
missed Saturday's game following the death of his mother on
Thursday.