Leeds boss Daniel Farke has been hit with a one-match touchline ban after confronting a referee following his side’s defeat by Manchester City last weekend.
Farke was shown a red card after jogging on to the pitch to remonstrate with match official Peter Bankes after the 1-0 loss.
The German insists he did not swear or act aggressively towards Bankes but decided to accept the suspension, which came with an £8,000 fine, rather than contest it and risk a two-game ban.
He will now sit out Sunday’s FA Cup fifth-round tie against Norwich and be back in the dugout for the Premier League clash with Crystal Palace on 15 March.
Farke had earlier placed his red card down to the manner that he took the field, concluding: “I’m not like a butterfly or unbelievably cute when I jog. I have learned my lesson – I will never jog again.”
A statement from the Football Association read: “Daniel Farke has been sanctioned for misconduct following the Premier League fixture between Leeds and Manchester City on Saturday February 28.
“It was alleged that the manager entered the field of play at full-time to confront the match official/s, contrary to Law 12 of the Laws of the Game. Daniel Farke subsequently admitted the charge against him and accepted the standard one-match suspension and £8,000 fine.”
