▁language " ▁towards ▁John ▁Ob i ▁Mik el ▁during ▁that ▁day ' s ▁match ▁against ▁Manchester ▁United . ▁The ▁Professional ▁Game ▁Match ▁Official s ▁Board ▁stated ▁that ▁Cl atten burg ▁would ▁fully ▁co - oper ate ▁with ▁the ▁FA ' s ▁investigation ▁into ▁the ▁compla int . ▁The ▁P G MO B ▁also ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁not ▁appoint ▁Cl atten burg ▁to ▁ref eree ▁a ▁match ▁the ▁following ▁week end , ▁stating ▁that ▁the ▁" scr ut iny ▁[ of ▁Cl atten burg ] ▁would ▁det ract ▁from ▁the ▁match ▁and ▁be ▁unf air ▁to ▁the ▁clubs ▁and ▁the ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁both ▁sides ." ▁ ▁The ▁Metropolitan ▁Police ▁Service ▁launched ▁its ▁own ▁investigation ▁into ▁the ▁alleg ations ▁after ▁it ▁received ▁a ▁compla int ▁from ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Black ▁Law y ers , ▁but ▁later ▁dropped ▁it ▁after ▁no ▁vict ims ▁came ▁forward . ▁The ▁FA ▁cleared ▁Cl atten burg ▁of ▁wrong do ing ▁nine ▁days ▁later ▁and ▁charged ▁Mik el ▁with ▁using ▁" th re aten ing ▁and / or ▁ab us ive ▁and / or ▁ins ult ing ▁words ▁and / or ▁behaviour " ▁towards ▁Cl atten berg ▁after ▁the ▁match . ▁Mik el ▁was ▁found ▁guilty ▁and ▁received ▁a ▁three ▁match ▁ban ▁and ▁a ▁£ 6 0 , 0 0 0 ▁fine . ▁ ▁Cl atten burg ▁said ▁in ▁a ▁statement : ▁" To ▁know ▁you ▁were ▁innoc ent ▁of ▁something ▁but ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁the ▁opportunity ▁for ▁it ▁to ▁w reck ▁your ▁career ▁was ▁truly ▁fright ening