Manchester City defender Kyle Walker hit with three-match UEFA ban

The
England
full-back
was
dismissed
for
a
crude
hack
on
Andre
Silva
late
in
a
game
that
City
went
on
to
lose
2-1.

Pep
Guardiola’s
side
had
already
qualified
for
the
round
of
16,
but
will
now
be
without
Walker
for
both
legs
against
Sporting
CP.

UEFA
confirmed
the
sanction
in
a
statement
on
Friday,
with
Walker’s
actions
described
as
an
“assault”.

83.
Walker
is
shown
a
red
card.

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2-1
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#ManCity

—
Manchester
City
(@ManCity)

December
7,
2021

The
31-year-old
will
also
miss
the
first
leg
of
the
quarter-finals,
should
City
progress
to
that
stage.

Walker
became
the
second-oldest
Englishman
to
be
sent
off
in
a
Champions
League
game,
after
Paul
Scholes
for
Manchester
United
against
Roma
in
April
2007
(32
years,
139
days).