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Zlatan Ibrahimovic denies kicking Seamus Coleman in head on purpose

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has denied that he kicked Seamus Coleman in the head on purpose, saying that -- if he wanted to do that -- he would make an opponent "fall asleep."

The Manchester United striker was involved in a tangle with the Everton defender early in the second half of the their 1-1 league draw at Goodison Park on Sunday. Referee Michael Oliver appeared to miss the incident, meaning that there could be a threat of retrospective action from the FA.

Ibrahimovic told MUTV: "It was a physical game. They played hard.

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic said this kick to Seamus Coleman's head was inadvertent.