Manchester City defender Bacary Sagna has been charged with misconduct by the Football Association following a comment he made on social media earlier this month.
The 33-year-old Frenchman appeared to aim a dig at referee Lee Mason following his side's 2-1 victory over Burnley last week, in which Fernandinho had been sent off, with a post on Instagram.
"10 against 12... but still fighting and winning as a team," he initially wrote, before later updating the caption to read: "Still fighting and winning as a team."
The FA subsequently asked Sagna to explain his comments, but has now decided to charge him over the incident.
A statement from the governing body read: "Bacary Sagna has been charged for misconduct contrary to FA Rule E3 (1).
"It is alleged that a comment posted on social media by the Manchester City defender constituted improper conduct in that it 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."
Sagna has been given until 6pm on Friday to respond to the charge.
Neil Wilkes
