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"Someone in the Revenue now with the whole glare of the UK's media on them is going to make a decision as to whether Rayner was careless," he said.

In the Premier League rulebook, a "careless challenge" is deemed one with a "lack of attention or consideration when making a challenge or acts without precaution".

Harte was given a 17-month suspended sentence in February this year after he pleaded guilty to careless driving causing death.

He added, "but fires are mostly caused by dimwitted and careless people, and there is no way of separating them from their careful neighbours, so the ban is necessary".

The driver, a man in his 50s, was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by careless driving and has been bailed pending further enquiries.