Huddersfield coach David Wagner admitted his enjoyment of Wednesday night's FA Cup replay at Manchester City would be tainted by his touchline ban.
Wagner was banned for two matches by the Football Association on Monday and fined £6,000 for improper conduct after joining his players on the pitch to celebrate Town's late winner in the recent derby clash with Leeds.
The German was pushed by opposite number Garry Monk on his way back to his dugout and that altercation prompted a mass melee between both clubs' players and coaching staff.
Huddersfield and Leeds were each fined £10,000 for failing to control their players -- Monk will serve a one-game ban and was fined £3,000 -- and Wagner said he did not agree with his own punishment.
"So many things happen in this world which I don't agree with and don't understand," he told a news conference. "I'm happy I'm still able to be in the country and that they don't send me out. But I have to accept it and go forward and we shouldn't make it bigger than it is.
"I'm able to be with the group before the game and at half-time and some managers like Steve McClaren, they watch from the stands every game. So it's a new experience for me. I have no idea how it feels."
Wagner remained upbeat about his side's trip to the Etihad following the two sides' goalless draw at the John Smith's Stadium.
He said it was "a great occasion" and that he felt "humbled" Town were still in the world's oldest cup competition.
But when asked if he would feel like 'a kid in a sweet shop', the former Borussia Dortmund assistant said: "Maybe it would be like that if I was able to be on the touchline.
"Looks like a sweet shop, but it's closed - I see on the window! I'll look in from outside. So no, it doesn't feel like this."
When asked if he had given assistant Christoph Buehler permission to celebrate in similar fashion with his players should Town score a last-minute winner on Wednesday, Wagner added: "If he has enough money, then he can do it.
"I don't agree. I don't understand it, but I have to handle it and live with it. But it was harsh in my opinion and for me not understandable."
Huddersfield have lost only one of their previous 18 games in all competitions and are the closest challengers to the Championship's top two, Brighton and Newcastle, in the race for automatic promotion.
Wagner maintained though that Wednesday's replay was not a distraction.
"The feeling is the same as 10 days ago to be fair," he said. "We were able to transform this positive feeling into a good performance and this is what we hope we can do again.
"To play this game, with this good run we are on, in a different competition, gives you a special feeling for this game because you can really play with freedom.
"It's an extraordinary occasion, which everybody can be excited about and we should transform this into a good performance."
Defender Christopher Schindler will play no part after sustaining a knock in Saturday's draw at Barnsley, on-loan Aaron Mooy is ineligible to face his parent club and striker Nahki Wells (ankle) is doubtful.
Fellow midfielder Kasey Palmer (hamstring) is still out, but otherwise Wagner hopes to have a full-strength squad to choose from, with winger Sean Scannell (ankle) and Harry Bunn both back in training.