Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli is facing a four-match ban after being charged with violent conduct by the Football Association.

MANCHESTER CITY midfielder Joey Barton feels he may have been the victim of a “witch hunt” after the FA punished him for dropping his shorts earlier this season.

Manchester City defender David Sommeil has been charged with violent conduct by the Football Association for his tackle on Tottenham’s Lee Young-Pyo at Eastlands on Wednesday.