Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa has given his thoughts on the FA's decision not to retrospectively punish Aston Villa midfielder Conor Hourihane, reports Phil Hay of the Yorkshire Evening Post. 

Patrick Bamford was handed a two-match ban after being found guilty of diving following a melee during last Sunday's clash, but Hourihane escaped punishment for a punch on goalscorer Mateusz Klich.

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Bielsa said that the lack of punishment is down to interpretation but admitted he was left confused by all aspects of the decision.

"If you punch someone and it's not strong, it's not aggression," he told his pre-match press conference.

"If you punch someone and it's strong, it's aggression. That's the conclusion you have to draw."

He also said that the decision to punish Bamford for diving and not Hourihane for the punch, because of Klich's lack of reaction, will only encourage further simulation.

The Whites take on Ipswich Town this weekend as they prepare for a play-off semi-final clash against either Derby, Middlesbrough or Bristol City.

The verdict

Unsurprisingly, Bielsa has nailed this in his usual calculated manner.

The decision not to punish Klich is baffling and Bielsa is spot on that the decision seems to have come down to interpretation of the strength.

Surely if Hourihane went to punch him, the strength of that punch should be largely irrelevant?