update
Arsenal players banned
The Football Association has handed bans to four of the five Arsenal players involved in the Old Trafford fracas.
The FA has also fined Arsenal £175,000 for failing to control their players in the controversial goalless draw against Manchester United on 21 September.
Lauren, Martin Keown, Ashley Cole, Ray Parlour and Patrick Vieira had all pleaded guilty after being charged with a catalogue of offences by the FA in the aftermath of the game.
Vieira was sent-off for two yellow cards during the game while the other four were involved in the ugly scenes after the final whistle.
Lauren has received the most severe punishment and been suspended for four games as well as being fined £40,000.
An FA statement read that Lauren was guilty of "violent behaviour in forcibly pushing Van Nistelrooy in the back following the final whistle, and for improper conduct in confronting van Nistelrooy after Patrick Vieira's sending-off and kicking out at Quinton Fortune following the penalty award."
Keown has been suspended for three games and been fined £20,000 "for violent behaviour in his actions towards Ruud van Nistelrooy."
Vieira and Parlour will both miss one game each for their offences with the Frenchman picking up a £20,000 fine and the English midfielder fined £10,000.
Vieira's reprimand comes "for improper conduct in failing to leave the field of play following his sending-off".
Parlour was guilty "for his improper conduct in separate confrontations with Ruud van Nistelrooy and Gary Neville after the final whistle".
Cole has been warned as to his future conduct by the FA and fined £10,000 for his part in the confrontation which saw him involved in an incident with Cristiano Ronaldo.
Manchester United's Ronaldo and Ryan Giggs have also been charged with improper conduct by the FA but they will contest their charges at a later date.
The Gunners keeper Jens Lehmann was also hit with a improper conduct charge which was later dropped.
Arsenal's fine was the second largest handed out to a club in English football history.
Arsenal's north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur were fined £1.5m for financial irregularities in 1994.
The suspensions for the Highbury club's players will start on Monday, 17 November.
Lauren will miss the Premiership matches against Birmingham, Leicester, Fulham and the Carling Cup clash with Wolves.
Keown will miss the above games with the exception of the Leicester match.
Vieira and Parlour will serve their suspensions when Arsenal are at St Andrews on 22 November.
Arsenal now have 14 days to appeal.
will be devasted and still shell shocked. Hence not being able to raise their game to meet ours 
