{"id":390456,"date":"2026-01-25T23:53:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T23:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/390456\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T23:53:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T23:53:09","slug":"matheus-cunha-could-be-banned-for-arsenal-vs-man-utd-actions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/390456\/","title":{"rendered":"Matheus Cunha Could Be Banned For Arsenal vs Man Utd Actions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Matheus Cunha could be at risk of retrospective action after his actions during Manchester United’s<\/a> incredible 3-2 win against Premier League leaders Arsenal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Brazilian netted the winning goal, bending a wonderful long-range effort past David Raya to silence the Emirates crowd. Patrick Dorgu and Bryan Mbeumo had put the Red Devils in front after Lisandro Martinez’s own goal handed the Gunners an early advantage.<\/p>\n

\"Former<\/p>\n

Related<\/p>\n

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Roy Keane gave a clear verdict when asked if Michael Carrick deserved the permanent Manchester United managerial position after beating Arsenal.<\/p>\n

Cunha’s effort stunned those inside the stadium and everyone watching from home as Arsenal had just pulled level through Mikel Merino and looked like they were going to push for a winner. Amid the joy, the forward may now be facing a suspension.<\/p>\n

Sky Sports Apologise For Matheus Cunha Outburst<\/p>\n

\"Matheus<\/p>\n

After seeing his strike hit the back of the net, Cunha rushed over to the corner where the travelling United supporters were situated. Along with wild celebrations alongside his teammates and kissing the badge on his chest, the Brazil international shouted straight into the camera next to him.<\/p>\n

Sky Sports quickly apologised to fans as the 26-year-old appeared to swear in his outburst. Commentator Peter Drury quickly stated:<\/p>\n

“If you heard some bad language in among the celebrations, for that we apologise.”<\/p>\n

It’s yet to be seen if any action will be taken against the ex-Wolves man as the referee didn’t punish the incident during the match. However, the Football Association (FA) are within their rights to hand out retrospective punishment.<\/p>\n

According to the FA’s rulebook, ‘offensive, insulting or abusive language and\/or gestures’ will result in a player being shown a straight red card. While that wasn’t the case here, the governing body can step in after the match if it was caught on camera and broadcast to a wide audience.<\/p>\n

Cunha’s swearing straight into the camera could be viewed as a ‘clear and deliberate’ act of misconduct<\/a> that brings the game into disrepute (per Manchester Evening News). Man Utd legend Wayne Rooney<\/a> was handed a two-game ban and charged with ‘use of offensive, insulting and\/or abusive language’ for a similar incident in 2011.<\/p>\n

\"Arsenal<\/p>\n

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Cunha’s ‘Best Moment’ as a Man Utd Player<\/p>\n

\"Manchester<\/p>\n

Speaking alongside England defender Harry Maguire<\/a> following the full-time whistle, Cunha was asked if his winner against Arsenal was the best moment he’s had in a Man Utd shirt. He replied:<\/p>\n

“100%. These kind of games we dream of playing. When I came to Man Utd, these are the games I would watch on television and want to be a part of. <\/p>\n

“Of course this is one of the best moments for me here.”<\/p>\n

After a settling-in period following his summer move from Wolves, the hard-working and extremely talented attacker has shown glimpses of what he can do for the Premier League<\/a> giants. He hasn’t started either of Michael Carrick’s first two matches in charge, but has made an impact off the bench in both.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Matheus Cunha could be at risk of retrospective action after his actions during Manchester United’s incredible 3-2 win…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":390457,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[218,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-390456","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/390456","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=390456"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/390456\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/390457"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=390456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=390456"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=390456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}