Newcastle United’s Papiss Cisse has an accepted an FA charge for spitting at Manchester United’s Jonny Evans.
Evans, also charged with spitting during the incident, has yet to respond to the charge.
Louis van Gaal has defended Jonny Evans over allegations he spat at Papiss Cisse.
The Manchester United boss says his centre-back was unaware that he was spitting at the time.
"He wasn't aware that he was spitting. When he was spitting on the ground maybe that is a natural thing from a human being. It was not his intention."
Wednesday unsavoury incident involving Jonny Evans and Papiss Cisse is the latest in a long line of gob-related football controversy
Jonny Evans and Papiss Cissé are facing likely bans from the FA after appearing to spit at each other during a Premier League game