manchester united and arsenal took immediate action by fining a number of their players; arsenal also punished their manager, george graham. a month after the game, the fa fined both clubs £50,000 for bringing the game into disrepute. arsenal were docked two points, one more than manchester united as they were involved in a similar brawl against norwich city in 1989. this did not impact on arsenal's title challenge, however, as they went on to become league champions with just one defeat.