The Football Association has given Manchester City striker
Sergio Aguero an extra 24 hours in which to respond to a
charge of violent conduct after his apparent elbow on West
Ham defender Winston Reid, sources have told ESPN FC.
Aguero faces a three-match ban if found guilty of elbowing
Reid in City's victory on Sunday and would miss the
Manchester derby at Old Trafford on Sept. 10.
He has now been given until 6 p.m. BST on Thursday to
respond to the charge and would automatically receive a
three-match ban if he chooses not to contest it.
The incident, which happened in the 76th minute as Aguero
challenged Reid from a long clearance, was not punished by
referee Andre Marriner, who said in his match report that he
had not seen it.
A three game ban would mean Aguero sitting out the
Premier League clash with Bournemouth at the Etihad
Stadium on Sept. 17 and the EFL Cup third-round clash with
Swansea City in addition to the derby.
However, he would be eligible for the Champions League
clash with Borussia Monchengladbach, which follows the
game against United.
Aguero picked up a calf injury in the victory over West Ham
and was substituted in the 88th minute, He has since
withdrawn from Argentina's World Cup qualifiers against
Uruguay and Venezuela
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