Wayne Rooney apologised to his Manchester United team-mates for his
reckless lunge on Stewart Downing and has no plans to appeal the red
card which he admits he fully deserved.
Louis van Gaal's second win as Manchester United manager against West
Ham was overshadowed by Rooney's dismissal, which came in the
second-half of an ill-disciplined match at Old Trafford.
In an incident which was not seen by the officials at the time, Luke
Shaw was allegedly headbutted off the ball by Diafra Sakho, who may now
face retrospective punishment, and referee Lee Mason struggled to keep a
lid on tensions at times in the second half.
The biggest decision the referee made came in the 59th minute when he
sent off Rooney for cutting down West Ham midfielder Downing as he
sprinted down field.
West Ham manager Sam Allardyce branded the foul "crazy and irresponsible" while Rooney had no complaints about his dismissal.
Rooney was glad United held on for a 2-1 win and after the final
whistle the captain apologised to his players in the dressing room.
"Yeah, of course I did (apologise)," the United striker said.
Rooney now looks set to miss United's games against Everton, Chelsea and West Brom through suspension.
When asked whether he would appeal against his ban, the England
skipper said: "No. I understand it (the punishment). I knew at the time
that I misjudged it.
"It is a red card and I doubt it will benefit anyone to appeal
against the decision. It was probably the right decision. I saw the West
Ham player making a counterattack and I tried to break-up the play, but
I just misjudged it."I think everyone knew (I was in the wrong), so I am just grateful that the lads were able to hold on."
Rooney had a reputation as something of a hot head in his early years, but this was the first time he had been sent off for United in over five years.
This making it the sixth red card of his career.
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