Bournemouth defender Tyrone Mings has been handed a five-match ban for deliberately stamping on Manchester United forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic during a Premier League match at Old Trafford on Saturday, BBC reported.
Ibrahimovic was earlier suspended for three games after he accepted a Football Association charge for violent conduct after striking Mings in the face with his elbow moments after latter had landed on his head with his boots.
Mings, though, has been given a longer suspension after the defender chose to contest the charge.
The FA stated the standard punishment of three matches for the misconduct committed would have been “clearly insufficient”.
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