Pep Guardiola has been handed a two-match touchline ban by the FA after picking up his sixth yellow card of the season during Manchester City's FA Cup win at Newcastle.

The City boss was shown the card for confronting fourth official Lewis Smith following a challenge on Jeremy Doku by Kieran Trippier. New Premier League regulations mean managers face a one-game suspension after three yellow cards and a two-game ban after six cautions. The ban covers league and FA Cup games, meaning Guardiola will miss next Saturday's Premier League match against West Ham and City's FA Cup quarter-final clash (date TBC).

After the Newcastle win, Guardiola told reporters: 'I will tell you something - we have all the records in this country, all of them, despite everything. We have the record of the manager with the most yellow cards. I want all records and now I have it, two-game ban now and I will go on holidays the next two games. There are things after 10 years I cannot understand.' He vowed to defend his players.