Rooney escapes FA charge

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney will not be charged with any offence following his goal celebration at Anfield on Saturday, the Football Association have confirmed.

Rooney appeared to taunt Liverpool fans after hitting the first half matchwinner by cupping his ears in a defiant gesture in front of the Kop.

A mobile phone was hurled at the England forward as he continued his celebrations and the FA are currently awaiting a report on that incident from the Merseyside Police.

But Rooney has also escaped any action from the police. Inspector George Dawson, Force Incident Manager, for the Merseyside Police, said: “At this stage it looks like Wayne Rooney had not committed any criminal offence. So I can confirm that he will not be investigated.”

One spectator was arrested but it had not yet been confirmed that it was the same person who threw the mobile phone.

A police spokesman added: “We have recovered a mobile phone from the pitch. We are not sure whether it was thrown at anybody. We are making inquiries.”