Manchester City defender, has reportedly been handed with a three-match Champions League ban for 'assault' ahead of the knockout stages, Newspremises reports.

The right-back was shown a red card for petulantly kicking out at RB Leipzig striker Andre Silva late on during City's 2-1 dead-rubber defeat in Germany at the start of December.

UEFA's disciplinary board met on Tuesday and handed Walker a suspension that takes in both of the last-16 legs against Sporting Lisbon.

Walker was handed an automatic one-game ban but each disciplinary case is assessed by UEFA, with his punishment increased for what regulations state as 'assault'.

City head to Lisbon on February 15 as they restart their attempt to go one better than last season, when a first Champions League final ended in defeat by Chelsea.

Pep Guardiola branded the Walker's sending off as 'unnecessary' and added that he hoped the defender 'learns' from the indiscretion.

'My red card against Leipzig was very bad judgment and a stupid error that a 31-year-old shouldn't be making with the amount of games that I've played,' Walker said last week.

'I'm human, I make mistakes and I'm learning from that and will bounce back. Hopefully my performances between now and the end of the season can justify that and I'm picking up some silverware.'

The England international's absence leaves Joao Cancelo and Oleksandr Zinchenko as City's likely fullbacks for the European ties.

'I'm human, I make mistakes and I'm learning from that and will bounce back. Hopefully my performances between now and the end of the season can justify that and I'm picking up some silverware.'

Totilopussylick:
They'll still win

post=109773086:
Fully deserved........

veonap:
[s][/s]Go and SLEEP

Mightymanna:
Is like removing one rice from this plate, the oil FC will only emerge more stronger turning premier league into farmer's league pro max

post=109773086:

Good to see he has accepted his mistakes.
Time to move on.....

kenzysmith:
Pep should be bound from club football he is killing leagues bossing the mighty EPL he should just go coach national teams so that we can start enjoying our league bck

paulolee:
pep is blessed with a big squad to cover for him...I jus pray this season UCL goes to paris or city..
I no want mk bayern win bcoz of Wetin dm do my barca..

paulolee:
pep is blessed with a big squad to cover for him...I jus pray this season UCL goes to paris or city..
I no want mk bayern win bcoz of Wetin dm do my barca..

Educachi:
That's interesting

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