Cardiff in the pink despite Rooney escaping red

Cardiff City 2 Manchester United 2

After all, the South Korean’s close-range header from a Peter Whittingham free-kick, momentarily took the spotlight away from the England striker’s controversial afternoon in south Wales.

On top of his 15th-minute goal and perfect delivery for Patrice Evra’s headed goal, two minutes before half time, he might have been sent off for kicking out at Cardiff midfielder Jordon Mutch. Referee Neil Swarbrick had no choice but to brandish a card, the only question was whether it should have been yellow or red.