Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has been charged for an improper conduct by the English Football Association after he was sent to the stands in his side's 1-0 defeat at Aston Villa on Saturday.

Mourinho was sent off minutes to the end of the game against Villa after he contested the red card issued to Ramires in the game.

The Portuguese has until 18:00 GMT next week Monday,March 24 to respond to the FA charge.

After the game,Mourinho was reluctant to speak and criticised the referee,Chris Foy for his officiating in the match.

"We must be very, very unlucky to have another refereeing performance like this one," Mourinho said after the game.

"This is not about one mistake from a referee. This is about a performance from minute one to minute 94."

Chelsea lost two players to red cards in the game against Villa,with two Brazilians Willian and Ramires given the marching order.

"I don't know why I was sent off," Mourinho told BBC Radio 5 live. "I asked, but the referee refused to speak to me.

"Gabriel Agbonlahor was on the bench, he jumped onto the pitch, he was aggressive towards Ramires. Then everyone jumps onto the pitch: me, [Aston Villa boss] Paul Lambert and my assistants, lots of people there."