Marouane Fellaini will face no action from the Football Association after he was cleared of intentionally spitting at Sergio Aguero in Sunday's Manchester derby.
United midfielder Fellaini and striker Aguero clashed in the first half of City's 1-0 victory at the Etihad Stadium last weekend.
Aguero tumbled to the floor after Fellaini kicked his standing leg and the hosts appealed for a penalty, which was not given.
Fellaini clearly did not feel it was a foul and he bent down to shout at the Argentine as he lay face down on the floor.
TV replays showed that some spit appeared to exit the Belgian's mouth as he unleashed his tirade at the striker, but after reviewing the incident the FA's disciplinary panel believe it was not intentional.
Fellaini had earlier Tweeted his anger with the media for fanning the flames of the story.
"The press loves to invent the stories when there aren't any," he tweeted. "Thanks the journalist. #ferity #tospit."
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