Manchester City news: Sergio Aguero given four-game ban as clubs charged with failing to control their players

It is his second ban of the season

Aguero will return for the New Year's Eve fixture against Liverpool (Getty)

Sergio Aguero has been handed a four-game ban for his sending off for Manchester City against Chelsea on Saturday.

It is the second time the Argentina has been punished this season, after his retrospective three-game ban for elbowing West Ham’s Winston Reid in August.

That means that the usual three-game suspension is increased to four by the Football Association.

Aguero will miss the trip to Premier League champions Leicester City, games against Watford and Arsenal at the Etihad and the Boxing Day game with Hull City.

The first game he will be available for selection again will be the New Year’s Eve fixture against fellow title contenders Liverpool at Anfield.

Fernandinho was also sent off for shoving Cesc Fabregas during the incident, with City's Brazilian midfielder banned for three matches, as indicated on the disciplinary pages of the FA website.

Both clubs were also charged with failing to control their players in the brawl that followed the Aguero's challenge and led to Fernandinho's sending off.

The Blues received a similar charge at the end of last season following the 2-2 draw with Tottenham which gave Leicester City the Premier League title and could therefore be given a bigger fine that the one which will be imposed upon City.

City defender Nicolas Otamendi, meanwhile, received his fifth booking of the season on Saturday to prompt an automatic one-match suspension, so Pep Guardiola will be without three players for Saturday's trip to Leicester.

The two red cards against Chelsea took City's number of on-field dismissals to five in the early months of Guardiola's reign.

Fernandinho and goalkeeper Claudio Bravo were sent off in Champions League action, while Nolito was handed his marching orders in September's win over Bournemouth.

Additional reporting by PA.