The Premier League has been urged to bring in retrospective bans after Manchester City star Kyle Walker feigned injury during a clash with Manchester United striker Rasmus Hojlund.

Shortly after City had taken the lead through Josko Gvardiol's header, Walker and Hojlund were involved in a heated confrontation after the former had pushed the latter to the ground. The Dane took exception to this and squared up to the City captain.

But as the players' foreheads touched, Walker collapsed to the turf insisting he had been headbutted leading to both sets of players pushing and shoving. Replays showed that any contact was minimal at best and both men were booked for their role in the incident.

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On commentary, Gary Neville insisted that Walker would be embarrassed seeing that back after the match and former Premier League referee Jeff Winter agreed with that conclusion. However, speaking to Grosvenor Casinos, Winter went a step further as he searched for a solution to end the melodramatics.

"There were a couple of incidents like this over the weekend. To sum it up on behalf of Kyle Walker - he's an absolute embarrassment," Winter said.

"Fans from all clubs, perhaps even some from his own, would agree that this 'hard man' thing between players going face-to-face is asking for trouble. From certain angles, it can look like a headbutt.

"If you’re head-to-head with someone, minimal movement can make it appear that way. In this case, it was just two players playing the tough guy, and the way Walker threw himself back as if he'd been headbutted was ridiculous.

"While perhaps not a VAR issue, these are the kinds of incidents that, if this were rugby league, the referee would put it on the report, and Walker would likely face retrospective suspension. That's the only way we’ll clean this up.

"It's an embarrassment to the sport and the players. This sort of simulation is happening more often now.

"Usually, simulation is about diving, feigning contact from an opponent, which is just as bad. In situations like this, if Walker were sent off for violent conduct, he'd face a three-match ban.

"If that’s what football has come to, there’s something seriously wrong."