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WATCH: Zlatan Ibrahimovic could be in trouble after appearing to lay a hand on referee

Published 19:56 3 Nov 2016 GMT

Tom Victor
WATCH: Zlatan Ibrahimovic could be in trouble after appearing to lay a hand on referee

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Zlatan Ibrahimović is a man who likes to play by his own rules.

He'll brush off niceties like 'don't try 40-yard bicycle kicks' or 'don't manhandle the referee when he annoys you' - to him, those are just words. The Swede came off the bench early in Manchester United's Europa League meeting with Fenerbahçe, replacing the injured Paul Pogba, and got stuck in very early. We saw Ibrahimović go face-to-face with Fener's Danish defender (and one-time United target) Simon Kjær, appearing to put a hand to the centre-back's throat, but it was his interactions with referee Milorad Mažić which could land him in more serious trouble. Late in the opening period, as Mažić looked to break up one of many comings-together between players, the striker appeared to drag the Serb's arm away from him as if to say "Zlatan doesn't like to be touched". https://twitter.com/UtdRantcast/status/794248295040352262 The United man's actions seemed to divide opinion, with some pleased to see someone care that much about a Europa League game - after all, it has seemed at times as though English clubs aren't hugely fussed about the competition. https://twitter.com/RedCrestOnChest/status/794248328871608321 https://twitter.com/AqeelSimpson10/status/794249282270400512 https://twitter.com/WazzaRashid/status/794247959974187008 On the other side, however, you have people expressing their surprise that the former Sweden international was not reprimanded for his actions, suggesting at least one of the offences might have been worthy of a red card. https://twitter.com/Boston_Mo/status/794248002038706176 https://twitter.com/ash_kelly26/status/794248180732936192 Well, it's a game of opinions. https://twitter.com/BawangPurple/status/794250059281874944 https://twitter.com/BirchallColin/status/794249853752770563  Colm O'Rourke and Pauric Mahony join Colm Parkinson on a packed GAA Hour that includes Dick Clerkin appreciation and Sean Cavanagh envy. Subscribe here on iTunes.