Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has said he will accept his Football Association (FA) misconduct charge.
Wenger was charged with misconduct by the FA on Monday following his actions in Sunday’s 2-1 win over Burnley in the Premier League.
The 67-year-old appeared to push Anthony Taylor twice after the fourth official told the Frenchman to leave the tunnel, where he had stopped to watch Burnley’s Andre Gray take an injury-time penalty.
Wenger told a news conference on Thursday morning that he would request a personal hearing with the FA to plead his case.
Wenger, whose side went on to win the match thanks to Alexis Sanchez’s penalty in the eighth minute of injury time, apologised for his behaviour in his postmatch interview.
Former referees Keith Hackett and Graham Poll have called for the Gunners boss to get a lengthy ban for his actions.
Alan Pardew was handed a £20,000 fine and a two-match ban when in charge of Newcastle after accepting an improper conduct charge following an incident in August 2012 when he shoved assistant referee Peter Kirkup.
Wenger last served a ban following UEFA sanctions in 2012 which saw him suspended from the touchline for three Champions League games after comments he made about referee Damir Skomina following defeat to AC Milan.
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