Roberto Mancini  is running the risk of the Football Association intervening if he  continues with his habit of waving imaginary cards for opponents to be  booked or sent off. The Manchester City  manager has done it twice in the past four matches despite apologising  after the first occasion and, in between, accusing Wayne Rooney of doing  the same when Vincent Kompany was sent off in the FA Cup third-round tie against Manchester United.
The  FA is concerned that Mancini, previously a manager who rarely  criticised the standard of officiating in England, is undermining the  Respect campaign and should know better than to act this way when  referees would generally issue a yellow card to a player doing likewise.
For  now, the FA does not intend to contact Mancini but the issue has been  discussed behind the scenes and, if it happens again, they plan to bring  it up with him and point out that he is acting in an unsporting manner,  regardless of whatever grievances he may have about refereeing.
Mancini's  latest grievance came in the last few minutes of City's 1-0 victory  over Wigan Athletic on Monday, demanding the dismissal of Maynor  Figueroa for a handball that had denied Sergio Agüero a clear run at  goal. from guardin

 
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