Harry Redknapp has been charged with using abusive and/or insulting words towards a match official by the Football Association following Portsmouth's 2-1 win over Manchester City on Saturday.
The Pompey chief was enraged by Joey Barton's challenge on his player Pedro Mendes, which saw the Portuguese midfielder leave the field on a stretcher.
His protestations saw him sent to the stands for the second half of the clash at Fratton Park, with referee Mike Dean banishing him from the touchline.
Mendes left the ground on crutches and taking pain-killers and will now have to wait on the results of a scan on his torn heel, which did appear to be stamped on by Barton.
Controversy involving Barton did not stop with his challenge on Mendes, with the oft in the news City midfielder having also been accused by Portsmouth chief steward Dave Smith of making 'a couple of abusive hand gestures'.
Manchester City officials have since come out to defend their player over any such accusations and Hampshire Police have also stressed that they will not be launching an investigation into the incident.
There is, though, still the threat of intervention from The FA but English football's ruling body have now confirmed that they will wait until they have received Dean's report before deciding on whether action needs to be taken.