Premier League: Manchester United's Wayne Rooney says 'sorry' following red card
Monday 29 September 2014 15:03, UK
Wayne Rooney has apologised to his Manchester United team-mates following his sending-off at home to West Ham on Saturday.
The skipper was dismissed just before the hour mark in the Premier League clash at Old Trafford for a reckless lunge on Stewart Downing and referee Lee Mason showed him the red card.
The 28-year-old said: "I knew at the time that I misjudged it.
"It is a red card and I don't think it will benefit anyone to appeal against the decision.
"It was probably the right decision. I saw the West Ham player making a counter-attack and I tried to break-up the play but I just misjudged it.
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"I apologised to the lads. It was a dangerous situation in that they were trying to break on us but I have no complaints.
"I have tried to trip him up and, to be fair to him, he got further away from me and that is why my leg is straighter than it should have been.
"As he pushed the ball away, my leg has straightened out and that is obviously why the referee has deemed it as a red card."
Rooney's actions mean he will miss three Premier League games - at home to his former club Everton on Saturday, away to West Brom on Monday 20 October and at home to Chelsea the following Sunday.
United went on to beat West Ham 2-1 to move up to seventh in the table.
