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bug(mat-button): several issues with mat-icon inside mat-button

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Description

### Is this a regression?

- [X] Yes, this behavior used to work in the previous version

### The previous version in which this bug was not present was

14

### Description

There are several issues when you are trying to use `mat-icon` inside `mat-button`.

Issue 1.
Button layout is not consistent if we are using `ng-container`, `mat-icon` is put in `.mdc-button__label` which leads to inconsistence in how styles are applied to an icon and text near it.
Of course `ng-container` as a structural component shouldn't have influence on how button is structured.

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Issue 2.
Icon placed after text is appearing before text.

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### Reproduction

Steps to reproduce showing all 3 issues:
[Open that stackblitz](https://stackblitz.com/edit/angular-tyswc6?file=src/app/icon-overview-example.html)

### Expected Behavior

Issue 1.
`mat-icon` or any other custom content should be either inside or outside `.mdc-button__label` no matter what structural directives are used

Issue 2.
`mat-icon` should be at the same position relative to the text as it is in code

### Actual Behavior

Issue 1.
`mat-icon` is inside `.mdc-button__label` if inside `ng-container` in code and outside - if not

Issue 2.
`mat-icon` do not preserve an order implemented in code

### Environment

- Angular: 15.1.1
- CDK/Material: 15.1.1
- Browser(s): any
- Operating System (e.g. Windows, macOS, Ubuntu): any

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Open the linked StackBlitz reproduction and compare mat-button/mat-icon behavior in Angular Material 15.1.1, including icons inside ng-container and after text. Done means custom content has consistent placement and mat-icon preserves the order written in the template.

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Assessment

Tech stack
angular, typescript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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