Former Premier League ref Mark Clattenburg believes Manchester City star Gabriel Jesus could face a retrospective two game ban for diving in the Manchester derby.
The Brazilian took a tumble after just 20 minutes at Old Trafford when he came shoulder to shoulder with Manchester United’s Chris Smalling.
At the start of the season the FA implemented a new rule that sees diving players punished. However, this is only if the incident in question wins a penalty or leads to opponent being sent off.
Footballers that are not punished during the game will be put to a three-man panel who will review the video evidence.
Should they be found guilty they will be handed a two-game ban.
With no penalty awarded and no yellow card handed out, Clattenburg still expects the footage of Jesus to be reviewed.
“The incident in the first half is a dive from Gabriel Jesus,’ told The Times
“That’s a dive. I think we will see that being looked at by the Premier League and it will be interesting.
“There will be a referee, an ex-player and an ex-manager on the panel and it will depend on what the latter two say.
“The referee will say that it’s a dive but it will have to be a 3-0 verdict for him to receive a ban.”
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