- Pep Guardiola charged with ‘improper conduct’ and ‘dismissal from the bench’
- The Man City manager was sent to the stands for protesting to the match referee
- He faces a second charge for communicating with the Manchester City bench
- UEFA also charge Liverpool over the behaviour of their fans during the game
Pep Guardiola has been charged with two disciplinary offences by UEFA following Manchester City’s Champions League defeat to Liverpool on Tuesday.
The City manager faces a first charge having been sent to the stands for protesting to referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz after Leroy Sane had a goal incorrectly disallowed during the quarter-final second leg at the Etihad Stadium.
Guardiola also faces a second charge of improper conduct from the European governing body for communicating with the bench after he had been sent to the stands.
Pep Guardiola was sent to the stands for arguing with the referee as the half-time whistle blew
He was furious with Antonio Mateu Lahoz after Leroy Sane had a goal incorrectly disallowed
UEFA has also charged Liverpool over the behaviour of their fans during the game, for letting off fireworks and throwing objects.
The game’s major flashpoint came when City, leading 1-0, were denied a second goal late in the first half when Sane was ruled offside despite the ball having come to him off Liverpool’s James Milner.
Guardiola continued to communicate with his bench after being sent to the Etihad stands
It prompted an angry reaction from City that continued after the half-time whistle, with Guardiola entering the field. He was ordered to watch the remainder of the game from the stands.
Under Article 69 of UEFA regulations, Guardiola would then have been forbidden from communicating with the technical area but the governing body believes there may have been a breach.
Liverpool won the game 2-1 to complete a 5-1 aggregate success.
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