Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has apologised to supporters after picking up his fifth yellow card of the season resulting in a one-match suspension.

The 35-year-old striker, who netted a brace against Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium on Sunday, will miss his side’s home match against Arsenal when the Premier League returns after the international break on November 19.

The Swedish striker says that whenever he tries to implement his physical style of play, more often than not it results in a caution.

‘Every time I try to play my game by being strong, and going into the tackles, or whatever it is, I get a yellow card. I don’t know what the explanation was because I think I was too tired and I didn’t hear him [the referee],’ Ibrahimovic told the Manchester United website.

Ibrahimovic has apologised to the United supporters for receiving a one-match suspension after picking up his fifth yellow card of the season but he remains positive that the team will do well without him.

‘It is what it is. In England, the football is hard, it’s physical. I just have to accept it. I’ve got to be professional. I’m sorry I am suspended for the next game,’ he added.

‘I wish I wasn’t as it’s a game I really wanted to play in. But I have trust in my teammates and the team and I know they can do fine also without me.’

Manchester United against Arsenal kicks off at 14:30.