Sergio Agüero will miss the Manchester derby after being punished with a three-match ban for violent conduct despite his club arguing that referee Andre Marriner should have seen the incident in which he was accused of elbowing West Ham defender Winston Reid.

Manchester City also argued that the “standard punishment would be clearly excessive” with other film footage apparently inconclusive as to whether Agüero attempted to make contact with Reid during last Sunday’s Premier League match.

After Agüero contested the Football Association charge an independent regulatory commission was set up to consider the case. It rejected Agüero’s argument – and City’s that a three-match suspension was harsh – with the striker now missing the fixture away to Manchester United next Saturday lunchtime, another Premier League match, against Bournemouth and the EFL Cup tie away to Swansea City.