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Chris Wilder is charged by the FA for his extraordinary rant accusing assistant referee of 'a complete lack of respect' for eating a SANDWICH after Sheffield United's 3-2 loss to Crystal Palace last month

Chris Wilder has been charged by the FA after tearing into an official following Sheffield United's 3-2 loss at Crystal Palace last month.

He branded referee Tony Harrington's performance as 'ridiculous' and accused a linesman of a 'complete lack of respect' for eating a sandwich in a post-match meeting.

The Blades' boss was irate that Palace's Jean-Philippe Mateta went unpunished after a collision with new goalkeeper Ivo Grbic, who was withdrawn with a concussion, and had broader problems with the standard of officiating.

On Wednesday the FA announced that he has been charged for comments which allegedly brought the game into disrepute.