Bernardo Silva is not what he is accused of, say Josep Guardiola, after the City-the profile has been punishment.

Manchester City's manager, Josep Guardiola, believes that Bernardo Silva is a victim of The English Football association (FA) will set an example.

he says at a Friday news conference.

the Statement comes in the wake of the 25-year-old City-profile has been a struggle suspension for a tweet where he compared his black team mate Benjamin Mendy with a black cartoon character.

- In this situation it is important not that we are going to be missing him. He is been accused for something he is not, says the manager.

- If they want to appoint a single person to prove something, then they have chosen the right. He will be much more careful on social media in the Onbahis future. But if it can help to create a better society, I am also quite sure that Bernardo accepts his punishment, says Guardiola.

Silva compared the 22. september on a picture on Twitter Benjamin Mendy with a black figure who acts as the logo for slikfirmaet Conguitos, which produces chokoladeovertrukkede peanuts.

Bernardo Silva has said that tweetet was meant as a joke between two friends. Anyway, he was in the last week i.e. assigned to a quarantine.

in Addition, he was also a fine of 50,000 pounds - equivalent to 435.000 euros.

Guardiola gave a press conference on Friday, also an update on the City's brazilian stjernekeeper, Ederson.

He was injured in the team's Champions League match against Atalanta earlier in the month. However, he is ready to play when Manchester City Saturday meetings Chelsea in the Premier League, confirming Guardiola.

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