Bernardo Silva has been banned and fined by the FA following the incident in SeptemberManchester City's Bernardo Silva has been handed a one-match ban and a £50,000 fine from the FA for his controversial tweet to Benjamin Mendy. Bernardo Silva posted this image to his Twitter which was later removedAn FA statement on Wednesday read: "Bernardo Silva has been suspended for one first-team competitive fixture, fined £50,000 and must complete face-to-face education after admitting a breach of FA Rule E3. Silva's manager Pep Guardiola backed him twice following his actions, while his team-mate Raheem Sterling said "Bernardo made a joke to his friend." Silva and Mendy both featured in the same AS Monaco side, prior to the pairs' arrival at the Etihad Stadium in 2017. Silva will miss Manchester City's clash with Chelsea on November 23, live on Sky Sports Premier League.

Source: Sky sports November 13, 2019 14:16 UTC