Manchester United forward Robin van Persie has escaped FA action for his reported elbow on Yohan Cabaye.

The Dutch forward appeared to strike the Newcastle midfielder in his side's 3-0 win at the Sports Direct Arena on Sunday, with Alan Pardew calling for the visiting attacker to be reprimanded by the governing body.

However, The Telegraph state that match official Howard Webb has recommended that no action be taken against Van Persie, and that the incident did not deserve any punishment.

Van Persie had already been booked in the game before the incident, and Sir Alex Ferguson was quick to substitute his striker soon after.

The Netherlands international appeared to be in hot water, but has escaped punishment in a boost for the Old Trafford outfit.

Similarly, Luis Suarez will not be in the FA's gaze over claims from Stoke boss Tony Pulis that the Liverpool forward was guilty of diving at the weekend.

The Britannia Stadium chief called for action to be taken against Suarez, but this will not be forthcoming.