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Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho could face FA charge over comments on Anthony Taylor

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho's comments about the appointment of referee Anthony Taylor for the Red Devils' match at Liverpool on Monday are to be looked at by the Football Association.

The Portuguese was asked about Manchester-based Taylor - registered with the Cheshire FA - being given the game after Keith Hackett, former head of the Professional Game Match Officials Limited body, criticised the move.

Taylor's appointment caused an outcry among Liverpool fans because he lives just six miles from Old Trafford, leading to former Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) chief Keith Hackett to criticise the decision as potentially 'intolerable'.