Bernardo Silva has been charged by the FA over a tweet sent to teammate Benjamin Mendy.

Silva's tweet, which compared Mendy to a character on a chocolate package, was ruled to breach FA conduct rules due to its racial element.

An independent committee will now decide Silva's punishment, which could result in up to a six-match ban.

“If they believe, if the people believe, that Bernardo is this type of player they are completely wrong. They judged one joke, I judge three years every single day with him and how he is and his friendship. Nothing more to add," said Pep Guardiola.