Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Tyrone Mings have both been charged by the Football Association for incidents of alleged violent conduct in Saturday’s 1-1 draw between Manchester United and Bournemouth.
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defender Mings stood on the head of Ibrahimovic moments before the
United striker’s elbow struck the Bournemouth player just before
half-time at Old Trafford in two incidents that were not seen by referee
Kevin Friend and went unpunished at the time. Ibrahimovic faces the possibility
of a three-match ban, which would see him miss United’s FA Cup trip to
Chelsea and Premier League games with Middlesbrough and West Brom, while
the FA has submitted a claim that a similar punishment for Mings is
“clearly insufficient”.
Both players had protested their
innocence following the contest by claiming there was no intent behind
their actions, with Mings telling Sky Sports he would “never” purposely
stamp on anyone and Ibrahimovic claiming to BBC Sport that Mings jumped
“into my elbow”.
AFC Bournemouth's Tyrone Mings (left) and Manchester United's Zlatan Ibrahimovic have both been charged by the FA Yet that was not the view of a panel of three former elite referees who reviewed the video footage and unanimously determined that both incidents were considered sending-off offences.
An FA statement read: “Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Tyrone Mings
have both been charged with alleged violent conduct following the
Manchester United versus AFC Bournemouth game on Saturday (4 March
2017).
“The
players were involved in two separate incidents in or around the 44th
minute which were not seen by the match officials at the time but caught
on video.
“Furthermore, The FA has submitted a claim that the standard
punishment that would otherwise apply for the misconduct committed by
the Bournemouth defender is ‘clearly insufficient’.
“Both players have until 6pm on Tuesday 7 March 2017 to reply to their charge.”
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