Newcastle manager Alan Pardew head-butted a player in an English Premier League game against Hull on Saturday, leading to a swift formal warning and 100,000-pound ($168,000) fine from his club, and facing the prospect of a lengthy touchline ban. The touchline confrontation unfolded in the 72nd minute when Hull midfielder David Meyler barged into Pardew as he looked to retrieve the ball for a throw-in at KC Stadium. After squaring up to Meyler before moving his head in the direction of the players face, Pardew was sent to the stands. FA chairman Greg Dyke described Pardews actions as "serious" after Newcastles 4-1 win, and said an investigation would be opened. Pardews employers reacted quickly, holding urgent talks with the manager and announcing his punishment hours later. "His behaviour was unacceptable and is not the behaviour we expect from the manager of Newcastle United," the northeast club said on its website. Pardew, whose job does not appear to be under immediate threat, accepted the formal warning and fine, Newcastle said. "Alan unreservedly apologized immediately following the game to the player, to Hull City Football Club and its fans, and to the fans of Newcastle United," the club statement said. "We have held discussions this evening with Alan, who has offered his sincere apologies to the club and it is clear he deeply regrets his actions." Although Pardew denied head-butting Meyler, he conceded the incident was "a wake-up call," coming after a recent touchline altercation with Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini. "(Meyler) was right on top of me and I wanted to just ease him away from me but obviously I put my head in a forward motion," Pardew said after the game. "I want to apologize to him, everyone at Hull and obviously my own fans as well. I dont think it was a head-butt. It wasnt a motion that was quick. 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Dragic was a game-time decision because of a sore right ankle that had kept him out of Wednesdays loss at Utah, but played all but the last 10 seconds of the second half in the first 40-point game for a Phoenix player since Amare Stoudemires 44 on March 19, 2010.Ahead of Manchester Uniteds firecracker clash with Arsenal, we investigate the clubs punching power on social media. Man Uniteds social media engagement is bigger than any other team or celebrity and on par with a religion, sporting director Richard Arnold claimed this month.Indeed, United top the Premier League with 95.2m followers on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, followed by Chelsea (62.1m) and Arsenal (53.9m). However, Spanish giants Barcelona (155.4m) and Real Madrid (153.8m) surpass the English clubs across the three social platforms, according to sports index provider Brandtix.The clubs global popularity is also reflected on Google internet searches, with United once again reigning supreme over their London rivals. Man United dominate Arsenal for Google searches, but the Gunners are more popular in Russia and have pockets of dominance in South America and Africa Since 2004, Arsenal have only ever overtaken Man United in search popularity on four occasions: towards the end of 2005/06 season, in February 2011/12, August 2011 and August 2013.Over the last 12 months, Manchester United have been more popular in the majority of countries around the world on Google, conquering Arsenal in 194 out of 218 countries.Man United and Arsenal are also the two biggest English teams on Twitter, with United leading the way on 9.3m followers compared to Arsenals 8.5m.The Gunners have a stronger presence in the Americas, while United have a larger fan base in Asia. Four of last seasons top 10 tweeted moments came from Arsenal and Man United clashes, with the Gunners winning 3-0 at the Emirates and United claiming a 3-2 victory at Old Trafford.Outside of the games involving Leicesters fairytale journey, Arsenals 3-0 win over United was the most-talked about match of the season globally with more than 1.7 million Tweets.Brandtix CEO Jon Rosenblatt, said: Both Manchester United and Arsenal are global brands in their own right, and via their own social channels, together with the players social pages, the reach is phenomenal. Man Utd vs Arsenal November 19, 2016, 11:30am Live on Get Sky Sports Get a Sky Sports pass Fans from Alaska to Zimbabwe can interact, share, and engage with compelling content 24/7. Its never been better for fans to feel like a genuine part of the club they support. United may have struggled on pitch of late, but continue to dominate in terms of acquisition and engagement the world over.Social EngagementManchester Uniteds most engaging post this season featured Paul Pogba and Jesse Lingard doing the dab in September on Instagram during their 4-1 victory over Leicester City, receiving 492k likes.Arsenals most engaging media was a video of Mesut Ozil giving his shirt to a fan, posted on Facebook, receiving 277,000 likes, 6million views, 27,000 shares and 5,000 comments. Top four Man Utd-Arsenal head-to-head Twitter moments last season1) Marcus Rashford gives an under-strength United a 2-0 lead at home to Arsenal: 49,000 tweets per minute (Feb 28, 2016)2) Alexis Sanchez scores to put Arsenal 3-0 up against Man United in the first 20 mins at Emirates: 47,000 tweets per minute (Oct 4, 2015) 3) Ozil scores moments after Arsenal go one up, giving them a 2-0 seventh minute lead against Man United: 41,000 tweets per minute (Oct 4, 2015)4) Louis Van Gaal throws himself to the floor in front of Mike Dean to protest Arsenals supposed theatrics: 36,000 tweets per minute (Feb 28, 2016) The playersDespite Uniteds online superiority, Arsenal midfielder Ozil is the Premier Leagues most popular player and seventh in the world with 54.dddddddddddd9m followers across the big three social platforms.Zlatan Ibrahimovic is Manchester Uniteds most popular player worldwide with 51.6m, followed by Wayne Rooney (47.9m). Most mentioned Premier League players on social Name Social media mentions Paul Pogba 398.2k Wayne Rooney 339.6k Diego Costa 255.4k Mesut Ozil 232.5k Claudio Bravo 182.6k Pogba has gained 4.6m new fans this season - more than any other player in Europes top five leagues.In fact, since Pogba joined United for a world record £93.25m, the 23-year-old has been the second most discussed player in the world with over 390k mentions on social media - behind Real Madrids Cristiano Ronaldo on 1.2m.Uniteds Marcus Rashford has acquired 35 per cent of his fan base this season (750k), while the Gunners Granit Xhaka has collected 34 per cent of his followers this season (608k).With 14 million followers, @WayneRooney is not only the most followed player account from Arsenal or Uniteds current crop, he is also in the top 10 most-followed UK individuals. Arsenals most followed player account is @MesutOzil1088 with 13.7 million Twitter followers. Rooney reacts to an incident between Pepe and Lionel Messi during the Clasico in January 2012 Meanwhile, Manchester United duo Pogba and Ibrahimovic have dominated global Google search over the last 12 months. Pogba has been the most searched Man United or Arsenal player in 85 countries, while team-mate Ibrahimovic has dominated 84 different nations.Rooney is the most googled player from either team in Guernsey, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Syria, and the Turks and Caicos Islands.Meanwhile, Ozil is also Arsenals most popular player on Google, being searched more than any other player in Turkey, Yemen, Ethiopia and Eritrea.Watch Man United v Arsenal live on Sky Sports 1 on Saturday from 11.30am. Or watch for £6.99 without a contract, on NOW TV. Also See: Nevilles best Arsenal XI Wenger: Fergie rivalry forgotten Time to unleash Rashford? Klopp: I feel for Rooney Wholesale USA Soccer Jerseysdiscount uswnt jerseyWholesale AC Milan JerseysWholesale Arsenal JerseysWholesale A.S. 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