Pearce could suspend Thatcher

Man City manager Stuart Pearce has refused to rule out the possibility of suspending his own player Ben Thatcher for tomorrow’s Premiership clash with Arsenal after confirming the club has launched their own inquiry into the Welshman’s horror challenge on Pedro Mendes.

Thatcher has been widely condemned for smashing his elbow into Mendes’ face at Eastlands on Wednesday, with even Pearce now drastically revising his initial opinion that the incident was only worthy of a yellow card.