Pep Guardiola has admitted Bernardo Silva was hit hard by his ban last season for sending an offensive tweet.
Manchester City midfielder Silva was suspended for one match after jokingly comparing team-mate Benjamin Mendy in a social media post to the character on a packet of Conguitos chocolates.
In its judgement of November 2019, the Football Association accepted Silva had not intended the post to be racist but, as it was done on a public forum, it ruled it brought the game into disrepute.
City manager Guardiola believes the controversial episode affected Silva on and off the field.