Manchester United full-back Ashley Young has been banned for three matches after accepting a Football Association charge of violent conduct.<\/p>\n
Young, 32, appeared to strike Southampton’s Dusan Tadic with an elbow in\u00a0Saturday’s 0-0 draw at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n
The incident was not spotted by referee Craig Pawson.<\/p>\n
Young accepted the charge on Sunday, and his argument the three-game suspension was excessive was rejected by a regulatory commission.<\/p>\n
He will miss United’s trip to Everton on New Year’s Day, Friday’s FA Cup third-round tie against Derby, and a home league match against Stoke.<\/p>\n
Speaking after the game, Tadic said: “He elbowed me and I asked him: ‘Why did you do this?’<\/p>\n
“I didn’t really understand. I can fall down but it was really strange because I didn’t expect that from him.”<\/p>\n
Asked if Young should have have been sent off, Tadic said: “Yes.”<\/p>\n
United have dropped to third in the Premier League after three successive draws and were\u00a0beaten at Bristol City\u00a0in the Carabao Cup on 20 December.<\/p>\n
Young, who joined United from Aston Villa\u00a0in June 2011,\u00a0returned to the England squad\u00a0last month\u00a0after a four-year international absence.<\/p>\n
Swansea City defender\u00a0Kyle Naughton\u00a0has also been banned for three matches – for stamping on Watford’s Stefano Okaka.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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