Making his point: Kenny Dalglish hit out at the FA over Rooney's appeal

'I find it a bit strange the FA are supposed to be setting an example for things yet they appeal against Rooney's three-match ban,' said Dalglish.

'It's not as if it was a 50-50 challenge. I don't how they justify diluting it and don't think it sets a very good precedent for everybody else.'

Dalglish pointed out that if Rooney had been judged on the FA's own rules, a three-match suspension would have been automatic.

However, Club England managing director Adrian Bevington, who immediately after the hearing thanked Manchester United for releasing the player for a few hours, was quick to point out a major difference that exists between how the FA and UEFA handle disciplinary matters.

And this has now been followed by a formal FA statement on the matter.

'To promote speed and consistency, stakeholders in England agreed a standard formula encompassing a fixed penalty sanction should be applied across the game by The FA,' said the statement.

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