are likely to face a Association charge after Victor Lindelof was struck by an object thrown from the crowd during Saturday’s showdown against .
The Premier League champions dominated the early stages having .
United were handed a lifeline back into the contest in the 33rd minute when Jack Grealish was adjudged to have been guilty of a handball offence and conceded a controversial penalty.
Bruno Fernandes stroked up the subsequent spot kick and celebrated in front of the City fans by sliding on his knees and covering his ears with his hands in trademark fashion.
As his teammates rushed to congratulate him, Sweden international defender Lindelof was hit in the face by what appeared to be a cigarette lighter launched from the stands.
Thankfully, Lindelof wasn’t badly hurt and was able to continue after a short break and City will now wait until referee Paul Tierney’s match report before learning their fate.
‘That’s so wrong,’ said former City and United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel.
‘That’s bad and I’m not blaming it because it’s Manchester City supporters. It’s somebody and we are at the Manchester City end and they were celebrating in front of the Manchester City fans.
They should be big enough, they are winning enough to understand it’s OK to go 1-1, they shouldn’t react like that.
That’s terrible and that should have consequences. I hope they find the guy or the girl, whoever did that.
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