Manchester United full-back Ashley Young has
been banned for three matches after accepting a
Football Association charge of violent conduct.
Young, 32, appeared to strike Southampton’s
Dusan Tadic with an elbow in Saturday’s 0-0
draw at Old Trafford.
The incident was not spotted by referee Craig
Pawson.
Young accepted the charge on Sunday and his
argument the three-game suspension was
excessive was rejected by a regulatory
commission.
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.
United have dropped to third in the Premier
League after three successive draws and
were beaten at Bristol City in the Carabao Cup on
20 December.
Young, who joined United from Aston Villa in June
2011, returned to the England squad last
month after a four-year international absence.
Swansea City defender Kyle Naughton has also
been banned for three matches – for stamping on
Watford’s Stefano Okaka.
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