FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Manchester City v Aston Villa - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - January 20, 2021 Aston Villa manager Dean Smith is shown a red card by referee Jonathan Moss Pool via REUTERS/Shaun Botterill
(Reuters) - Aston Villa manager Dean Smith has been charged for allegedly using abusive language towards the referee in Wednesday's 2-0 Premier League defeat by Manchester City, which earned him a red card, English soccer's governing body (FA) said on Thursday.
Smith was angry with the match officials after Bernardo Silva scored the opening goal when his team mate Rodri came back into play from an offside position before taking the ball off Tyrone Mings to set up the goal.
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