LIVERPOOL youngster Luca Furnell-Gill has been slapped with a three-match ban for violent conduct.

The 17-year-old defender admitted to a disciplinary charge after elbowing and throwing a punch at an opponent during a recent match.

Luca Furnell-Gill has been banned for five matches for throwing a punch and elbowing a opponent

The Liverpool youngster clashed with Manchester United’s Ethan Wheatley on January 30

Furnell-Gill

Ethan Wheatley

Furnell-Gill clashed with Manchester United’s Ethan Wheatley during their Under-18 Premier League encounter on January 30.

Footage of the incident went viral on social media after being captured on camera during the match at United’s Carrington base.

The FA later charged Furnell-Gill with misconduct after the video evidence backed up the allegations of violent conduct.

He is now serving a three-match ban, having already missed Liverpool under-18s’ last four fixtures.

The Reds went on to lose the heated clash with United 4-3.

During the match, Furnell-Gill was seen throwing a punch at Wheatley as he chased another Liverpool player.

He then targeted him with his right elbow later in the game with the ball further upfield.

Neither player was punished during the match after being spoken to by the referee.

Furnell-Gill admitted to an FA disciplinary charge following the incident

Footage of his clash with Wheatley went viral on social media

The Liverpool Echo reports that Alex Inglethorpe, the director of the Reds’ academy, has since expressed regret to his equivalents at United.

It is said that Furnell-Gill expressed regret for his actions during that time.

The Preston native, 17, signed up for Liverpool’s under-15 squad.

Since then, he has changed positions from winger to center defender, and he made his debut for the under-18 squad despite still being an under-16 player.