Manchester City defender Bacary Sagna has been fined £40,000 and warned about his future conduct by the Football Association for an Instagram post about referee Lee Mason.
The Manchester City defender suggested Mason’s officiating was like facing a 12th man in the immediate aftermath of Monday’s 2-1 victory over Burnley.
The Manchester City defender was also warned as to his future conduct, following the Independent Regulatory Commission hearing/
The player was charged in that his comment questioned the integrity of the match official and/or alleged and/or implied bias on the part of the match official, and/or brought the game into disrepute contrary to Rule E3 (1).
Sagna posted a photo with with the caption ’10 against 12.. but still fighting and winning as a team’ on the social network following City’s 2-1 win against Burnley on January 2.
The 33-year-old later amended the post to read ‘still fighting and winning as a team.’
A statement from the governing body said: ‘Bacary Sagna has been fined £40,000 for misconduct in relation to a comment posted on social media.