Manchester City set to be without key man for clash with Chelsea

Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva will be unavailable for the clash with Chelsea at the weekend after the player was banned for one match and fined £50,000 for a racist tweet.

Silva was charged with misconduct by the FA back in October, and today found out his punishment for the offence.

The defender tweeted a picture of teammate Benjamin Mendy alongside a picture of a Spanish confectionary mascot with the caption “Guess who?”.

City will therefore by without Silva for this weekend, with the player picking up a one-match suspension.

This is a huge boost for the Blues ahead of a crunch tie with Manchester City this weekend.

City are coming off the back of a devastating defeat to Liverpool, whilst Chelsea are in superb form after their win over Crystal Palace.

Silva is a key man for City, so losing him is a huge blow to their chances against Frank Lampard’s side this weekend.

Related articles

Share article

Latest articles

Newsletter

Subscribe to stay updated.