FA Charges Manchester City for pitch invasion after Aston Villa game

Greater Manchester Police are investigating several offenses that took place as they charged two men for the disorder. Now

(FA) officially charges

for failing to control their supporters. The Citizens have until August 25 to respond to the charge.

The official FA statement reads:

"Manchester City FC have been charged with a break of FA Rule E20 following its Premier League fixture against

on Sunday 22 May 2022.

"It is alleged that after the final whistle of this fixture that Manchester City failed to ensure that its spectators – and all persons purporting to be its supporters or followers – conducted themselves in an orderly fashion and refrained from using threatening and/or violent behavior whilst encroaching onto the pitch."

Last month, FA charged

for another case of pitch invasion during their

match against Palace in May. Frank Lampard's side was two goals down against

but in the end, they won 3-2 at Goodison Park in the penultimate league fixture of the season to ensure survival in the Premier League.

After

's goal in the 84th minute, the match was temporarily stopped after a pitch invasion occurred. There was also a full-scale invasion of the pitch from supporters after the final whistle.

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