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Suso has been fined £10,000 by the FA for his “gay” jibe at Liverpool team-mate Jose Enrique.

The teenage Spanish striker has also received a rap over the knuckles from Reds boss Brendan Rodgers.

Suso, 19, was charged by the FA for attacking Enrique on twitter for having his teeth whitened, claiming: “This guy is gay.”

The FA took a dim view of his comments because of the homosexual reference and yesterday he accepted their charge and £10,000 fine.

In Suso’s tweet earlier this month he posted a picture of his compatriot’s gleaming teeth and criticised him, saying: “He has some mental problems. He does everything except play football.”

He quickly took down his offensive tweet and apologised, claiming he was only joking.

Rodgers has also disciplined Suso internally and the club say he accepts he was out of order.

A Liverpool club spokesperson said: “Suso has accepted his actions were wrong and wholly inappropriate. He has been disciplined internally and has accepted his punishment from the FA.”

Enrique used Twitter to express his surprise at Suso’s punishment. “Is amazing how FA can fine my friend Suso Fernandez for a banter thing.”

Gay Football Supporters Network chair Chris Basiurski said: “We welcome this action from the FA and hope that it will continue to be a warning to people in the game that homophobic comments are not an acceptable form of banter and that people should take greater care when using social media.”