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Los Angeles Player Mohamed El-Munir To See Specialist After Elbow From Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Los Angeles Player Mohamed El-Munir To See Specialist After Elbow From Zlatan Ibrahimovic

He may need surgery after the incident.

Jack Kenmare

Jack Kenmare

Zlatan Ibrahimovic grabbed all the headlines for his goalscoring heroics against Los Angeles at the weekend.

The 37-year-old bagged a 'perfect' hat-trick after describing himself as being "like a Ferrari" in a league full of "Fiats" before the game.

But an incident involving Los Angeles defender Mohamed El-Munir didn't receive as much attention.

Many believe the LA Galaxy striker should have received a card for an elbow in the latter stages of the game.

And it turns out El-Munir may need surgery after taking a heavy hit to the temple in Friday's El Trafico, according to L.A Times writer Kevin Baxter.

He believes the Los Angeles player will see a specialist on Monday, while suggesting Major League Soccer's disciplinary committee "may have a look at this" incident.


The 27-year-old is rumored to have a potential "zygomatic fracture", according to Taylor Twellman of ESPN.

The above incident involving Mohamed El-Munir may be the reason why a member of Los Angeles' coaching staff approached Ibrahimovic after the full-time whistle.

In a video that soon went viral, the 37-year-old exchanged words with one of their coaches and appeared to say: "F**k off, go home you little b**ch" before leaving the field of play.

You can clearly see the coach using an elbow movement in the clip. Thoughts on the incident?

Let us know in the comments.

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Topics: Football News, Football, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, MLS, injury, LA Galaxy