Vincent Kompany may face Football Association action for making an obscene hand gesture following his red card at Hull City that could rule the Manchester City captain out of the Manchester derby on 25 March.

The FA will wait to see if Lee Mason, the referee, mentions an incident that appeared to feature Kompany making the gesture at the fourth official on leaving the field. If it does not feature in the report when the governing body receives it on Monday, the FA can act independently by studying video footage.

Liverpool's Luis Suarez received a one-game ban for a similar act at the close of a 1-0 defeat at Fulham in December 2011. Earlier this season Arsenal's Jack Wilshere got a two-match sanction for a hand gesture aimed at City fans when his team were beaten 6-3 at the Etihad Stadium.

Kompany is already banned for one match for the red card he received for pulling down Hull's Nikica Jelavic in the 10th minute of Saturday's 2-0 win at the KC Stadium.