adminMANCHESTER. Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal had no complaints about the red card captain Wayne Rooney received from referee Lee Mason during Saturday’s 2-1 win over West Ham. Rooney was sent off for the sixth time in his career after kicking out at West Ham midfielder Stewart Downing. Van Gaal said: “(It was) the right card. I could imagine why he did it.”
Rooney (28) will now miss three games, including a home fixture against English Premier League leaders Chelsea.
The dismissal was the third of Rooney’s United career — a day before the 10th anniversary of his debut for the club following his £25,6m move from Everton.
He was sent off once while at the Goodison club, and has picked up two red cards while playing for England. His last red card came in an international for England against Montenegro in 2011, with his most recent dismissal in the Premier League a sending-off for United against Fulham at Old Trafford in March, 2009. — BBC Sport.
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