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Pep Guardiola Talks Bernardo Silva, Jose Mourinho, Ederson in Man City Presser

Bleacher Report | November 22, 2019

Related Topics: Manchester City F.C., Jacob Steinberg, Ederson, José Mourinho, Premier League, Benjamin Mendy, The Football Association, Pep Guardiola, Bernardo Silva

Pep Guardiola has defended Bernardo Silva after he received a one-match ban and £50,000 fine for a racist tweet directed at team-mate Benjamin Mendy.

In the tweet, posted in September and subsequently deleted, Silva compared a photo of Mendy as a child to a picture of the mascot for Spanish confectionery brand Conguitos:

Jacob Steinberg

Understand that the Football Association are looking into this tweet allegedly posted by Manchester City’s Bernardo Silva earlier today. Tweet was later deleted #mcfc https://t.co/xxVfMaU6Xw

The Football Association handed out a punishment that will mean Silva will miss City's Saturday clash with Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium in the Premier League:

Martyn Ziegler

Bernardo Silva banned for one match by the FA for his racially offensive tweet to team-mate Mendy https://t.

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