Elbows, cleats fly in Man U’s 1-1 draw with Bournemouth

Referee Kevin Friend elected against dismissing either player, instead showing Andrew Surman his second yellow card of the match in the melee that followed, for shoving Ibrahimovic.

Mings, however, is facing a lengthier ban after the FA claimed that three games would be “clearly insufficient” for the defender’s alleged violent act.

Mourinho, who was seen confronting Mings after half-time, told Sky Sports: “I don’t want to talk about it”.

Marcos Rojo put the Red Devils in front with his first ever Premier League goal, but a rash challenge from his central defensive partner Phil Jones allowed ex-United youth star Joshua King to equalise from the penalty spot.

The former has won four while the latter has won five – however, Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho believes one of his current players is deserving of the award and that man is Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

“You have the TV, you can see the images”. I jump up and jump high, and (Mings) jumps into my elbow.

On many occasions these things happen and I hope he didn’t get injured.

“There have been some hard moments, me included, and it is in these situations where you just have to reflect and say, “Okay, let’s draw strength from all those past experiences, refocus and go again”.

“The old story of create lots of chances but not score goals is an old story but applies perfectly to our football in these matches at home against Hull, Burnley, Bournemouth, Stoke”, he said.

But Mings insisted the contact was not deliberate.

“We just kept playing and got on a run and I never thought it would end up like it would”.

There was maybe an elbow when the ball came in after, I didn’t see it, I felt it.

“He knows what he did, he knows better than anyone what he did”. I comment on the football, I comment on the game, I comment on the big decisions of the game. “I have been doing this for 15 years and play 50-70 games a year”.

“It’s two points dropped”.

Swansea’s revival under Clement gained more momentum as Spanish global Fernando Lorente headed home twice, including a 92nd-minute victor, to earn them a fourth win in six games and move them on to 27 points, alongside Leicester and Bournemouth.