Ipswich Town manager Kieran McKenna could face an FA charge for comments after the 1-1 draw against Aston Villa, Martin Allen believes.

Axel Tuanzebe was handed his second yellow card for a foul on Jacob Ramsey after picking up an earlier caution for a cynical challenge on Morgan Rogers.

It was the latter that the Tractor Boys’ head coach took issue with and could now land him in hot water.

FA to discuss Kieran McKenna punishment after Aston Villa v Ipswich comments

To many inside Villa Park, both decisions from Rob Jones appeared to be clear-cut and deserving of a booking but McKenna saw things differently.

The ex-Manchester United coach described Tuanzebe’s first card as a “really poor” decision while suggesting it was given due to Ipswich being “a smaller team against a bigger team away from home.”

This appears unlikely to go down well with the Football Association who will have held meetings ahead of a potential charge on Monday (17 February), according to ex-Leicester City and Brentford boss, Allen.

“I think his comments will be addressed this morning with the FA about whether he’s breached the conduct of the rules about negative comments and trying to influence officials,” Allen exclusively told Villa News.

“If he doesn’t get charged then somebody will definitely be talking to him to say ‘Kieran, you need to tone that down because it’s uncappable’. That will be happening behind the scenes for sure.

“I can understand why managers would say those sorts of things.

“He’s tried to put pressure on referees through the media but I don’t believe they go for that. I’ve worked with referees closely for many years and they are much better and stronger than that.“

Kieran McKenna deserving of FA charge for Aston Villa comments

Ultimately, the Northern Irishman has taken a swipe at the match officials and suggested some sort of bias against the newly promoted side.

This is likely to go down badly with the PGMOL and the FA who could be gearing up to punish the Ipswich boss.

The comments from McKenna are all the more bizarre given that his side secured a hard-fought point on the road where an additional player would have had little to no impact on their style of play.

At the end of the day, decisions go for and against every team but that doesn’t mean you can question the referee’s integrity and the Tractor Boys’ boss could face the punishment for that.