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| Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand hurt by thrown coin | Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand hurt by thrown coin |
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| Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand has been left with a head wound after appearing to be hit by a coin during his team's match at Manchester City. | |
| Ferdinand was left with a cut above his left eye after it appeared the object hit him while he celebrated Robin van Persie's winning goal in the game. | Ferdinand was left with a cut above his left eye after it appeared the object hit him while he celebrated Robin van Persie's winning goal in the game. |
| Manchester City condemned the incident and apologised to the player. | |
| The defender tweeted after the game that he had been hit by a two pence coin. United won the match 3-2. | |
| He tweeted: "Whoever threw that coin, what a shot! Can't believe it was a copper 2p... could have at least been a £1 coin!" | He tweeted: "Whoever threw that coin, what a shot! Can't believe it was a copper 2p... could have at least been a £1 coin!" |
| 'We apologise' | |
| A spokesman for Manchester City said CCTV footage of the incident at the Etihad Stadium was being reviewed. | |
| He said: "We apologise to Rio. We condemn the actions of the individual concerned. We will support the police with any investigation and hopefully identify the person as soon as possible." | |
| Greater Manchester Police said no arrests had been made in relation to the incident. | Greater Manchester Police said no arrests had been made in relation to the incident. |
| Ferdinand was left with blood running down his face after the incident, and he appeared to pick up an object which he later showed to referee Martin Atkinson as he left the pitch. | Ferdinand was left with blood running down his face after the incident, and he appeared to pick up an object which he later showed to referee Martin Atkinson as he left the pitch. |
| While trying he was trying to recover, a Manchester City fan ran on to the field towards him, but was stopped by Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart before he could reach the defender. | While trying he was trying to recover, a Manchester City fan ran on to the field towards him, but was stopped by Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart before he could reach the defender. |
| The man was then taken away by police officers. | The man was then taken away by police officers. |
| United manager Sir Alex Ferguson said it was "unfortunate" that the object had been thrown. | United manager Sir Alex Ferguson said it was "unfortunate" that the object had been thrown. |
| He said: "That shouldn't happen. The same thing happened at Chelsea, which was masked by all the other things. We could have done without that. | He said: "That shouldn't happen. The same thing happened at Chelsea, which was masked by all the other things. We could have done without that. |
| "We can do without that, after a great game between two sides." | "We can do without that, after a great game between two sides." |
| In an unrelated incident, police arrested a man on suspicion of committing a racially aggravated public order offence during the game. | In an unrelated incident, police arrested a man on suspicion of committing a racially aggravated public order offence during the game. |
| The man was held after officers reported hearing racist chanting from the crowd. | The man was held after officers reported hearing racist chanting from the crowd. |