Ancelotti accepts Rooney ‘escape’

WAYNE ROONEY has been cleared to face Chelsea tonight — now he is hoping Alex Ferguson wants him to.

Ancelotti accepts Rooney ‘escape’
Tue, 01 Mar, 2011 - 00:00
Simon Stone

As anticipated, football’s complex disciplinary rules have allowed Rooney to escape further sanction for elbowing Wigan’s James McCarthy at the DW Stadium on Saturday.

Once referee Mark Clattenburg awarded a free-kick for the incident, it was always going to be long odds against additional sanctions being applied.

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