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United's Faria praises 'fantastic' Clattenburg

Rui Faria studiously avoided criticising Mark Clattenburg after the referee sent off Jose Mourinho on Saturday.

Manchester United assistant manager Rui Faria says referee Mark Clattenburg did "fantastic work" after sending Jose Mourinho to the stands at half-time in the 0-0 draw with Burnley on Saturday.

Mourinho was forced to leave the dugout and communicate with his staff via notepaper after vociferously complaining to the match officials in the Premier League clash at Old Trafford, where the hosts had a hopeful penalty appeal rejected just before the break, Matteo Darmian having gone down easily under minimal contact with Jon Flanagan.