Wayne Rooney suffers nasty eye injury as he is forced to leave field with blood pouring from his face
Wayne Rooney was forced to leave the field with blood pouring from
his face after suffering a nasty eye injury during Everton's 2-1 win
over Bournemouth.
Rooney was elbowed in the face by Bournemouth defender Simon Francis
following a challenge in the air and he suffered a cut around his
eye. Rooney needed lengthy treatment from the club's medical staff
before he was allowed to return to the field.
Rooney protested heavily to referee Martin Atkinson over the challenge
but the referee refused to hand out any punishment to Francis. Then two
minutes before half-time, Rooney's wound re-opened following a challenge
with Adam Smith. Blood streamed down the former England skipper's face
and he needed more treatment from the Everton medics.
Koeman said: "We knew it would be difficult for the second half. It cost time in the first half but I had to change him. Hopefully he will be OK for the next game."
Former Premier League referee Graham Poll believes Atkinson made the
right decision to keep Francis on the field following the nasty looking
challenge. He said Francis did not deliberately inflict injury on
Rooney.
Poll, speaking on BT Sport, said: "It’s not deliberate. If a player
wants to do someone with an arm, they tend to clench their fist to give
it power."
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