Sean Dyche felt Bacary Sagna deserved a red card for kicking out at George Boyd during Burnley's 2-1 defeat to 10-man Manchester City.
As Boyd attempted to gather the ball after Ben Mee's 70th-minute strike halved the deficit following goals from Gael Clichy and Sergio Aguero, he was involved in an altercation with Sagna.
The Frenchman appeared to swing a leg at Boyd as he tried to delay the restart, but only received a yellow card from referee Lee Mason.
Dyche believes Sagna's actions should have seen City finish the match with nine men, having already had Fernandinho dismissed for a two-footed lunge on Johann Gudmundsson in the 32nd minute.