Stephen Warnock has vowed not to change his tough-tackling ways despite his disciplinary problems.

Warnock faces a date before the Football Association beak for his part in the scenes at the end of City's home game with Derby.

And he has just come off a one-game ban for clocking up five yellow cards in his 12 appearances on loan from Liverpool.

But the midfielder will not tone down his act as he prepares to spoil Stuart McCall's home-coming against Sheffield United next weekend.

Warnock said: "If I get booked, I get booked. I'm not going into games worrying about it and changing the way that I play.

"It's massively frustrating for me but I'm more disappointed with the way I got the bookings. I know that if you do something rash then you will be in trouble but I can think of only one late tackle which was against Preston.

"I'm annoyed with some of the others because I don't think I did anything wrong. I didn't think it was a penalty at Reading and I was really unhappy with the one I got against Brighton for complaining to the linesman.

"You see that sort of thing happening all the time in the Premier League but they don't take any action. But because you aren't such and such and a famous name, the referee books you."

City are waiting to hear from the FA over the Derby incident on October 12.

Derby successfully appealed to overturn Adam Murray's red card for a lunge on Mark Bower. But after reviewing the video, the FA instead decided to charge Warnock for his reaction following the tackle.

Warnock said: "I'm disgusted with what has happened. The tackle that the Derby lad did on Bower was shocking and I can't believe he got away with it.

"I broke my leg from one of those so I know what it's like. I reacted but then everybody would have done the same in that position.

"I was very surprised that the red card was overturned but that should have been the end of it. I just hope it won't go as far as a ban."

Warnock is in the third month of his spell with City but has not given up on forcing his way into Liverpool's plans.

He added: "I speak to them regularly and they send a man to every game. Liverpool are keen for me to get as much experience as possible.

"Playing for Bradford is a big bonus for them and for me. First-team football changes your game completely compared with reserve level."