Rooney hits back at diving claims

Wayne Rooney has hit back at claims he dived to get Bayern Munich’s goalscorer Bastian Schweinsteiger sent off during the 1-1 Champions League quarter-final first leg at Old Trafford.

Rooney hits back at diving claims

Wayne Rooney has hit back at claims he dived to get Bayern Munich’s goalscorer Bastian Schweinsteiger sent off during the 1-1 Champions League quarter-final first leg at Old Trafford.

The Bayern midfielder, who will now be suspended for Manchester United’s visit for the second leg in Munich, appeared to make a diving gesture after the incident, as did his manager Pep Guardiola.

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