Manchester United said he was not concerned at the moment that Alejandro Garnacho could receive a ban after using of gorilla emojis on social media. The post was quickly deleted and Andre Onana defended his team-mate, who he said was trying to express “power and strength” as he added “this matter should go no further”. But the Football Association has punished players in the past for making racial references on social networking sites and is understood to have sought Garnacho’s observations.