Wright-Phillips gets three-game ban

Manchester City forward Shaun Wright-Phillips has been suspended for three league games after being found guilty of a Football Association charge of violent conduct, the Premier League side announced Monday.

Wright-Phillips, 27, was charged for his part in an incident that saw Stoke’s Rory Delap sent-off during City’s 1-0 defeat at the Britannia Stadium on January 31.

The incident was not seen in its entirety by referee Martin Atkinson. But, after reviewing television coverage, Atkinson told the FA he would have shown Wright-Phillips a red card had he seen it at the time.

Wright-Phillips will now miss City’s next three league matches, all away from their Eastlands home, at Portsmouth on Saturday, against Liverpool on February 22 and the March 1 fixture with West Ham.

However, he will be available for both legs of City’s last 32 UEFA Cup tie with FC Copenhagen later this month.