Bournemouth defender, Tyrone Mings, has revealed for the first time exactly what Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho told him, following his infamous ‘stamp’ on Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Back in March, Mings became headline news, when he trod on Ibrahimovic’s head, during a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford.
The stamp saw him banned for five-matches, while Ibrahimovic received a three-match suspension for retaliation.
Mourinho was furious at the time and was caught on camera confronting Mings in the Old Trafford tunnel.
Now, in an interview with The Guardian, Mings has finally revealed what was said.
“I didn’t recognise up until half-time that it was even a big deal,” Mings says. “Because I hadn’t meant to do it, I didn’t feel like it would be a talking point.
“But I realised when [Jose] Mourinho came over when we were coming out for the start of the second half and started giving me some abuse, saying: ‘You think you’re clever. You’re going to get an eight-match ban.’
“I just brushed it off, but then the referee said something to me as the second half started, saying: ‘It will probably get reviewed.’
“I said: ‘What will get reviewed?’ He said: ‘The stamp on his head.’ I was thinking: ‘I don’t need you to tell me that just as we’re about to start the second half.’
“And then when I got into the dressing room after the game, someone checked their phone and told me just how big the coverage of the incident was.”
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