Ronaldo hit by elbow

Cristiano Ronaldo claimed he was the victim of a vicious elbow which left him with a bloodied face as Wayne Rooney fired Manchester United to victory at Old Trafford. Ronaldo was forced off in the 86th minute with blood pouring from a cut above his left eye after a stray elbow from substitute Mirko Vucinic caught him full in the face. United boss Sir Alex Ferguson claimed he missed the incident, but revealed that Ronaldo - who needed four stitches in the wound - said he was deliberately struck in the face by Vucinic. "Cristiano said he was elbowed in the face," said Fergie. "He needed four stitches in his eyebrow. It was an unfortunate incident because the game was played in a great spirit. Considering what happened here last season, with Roma losing 7-1, it could have set off a course of problems."
David McDonnell, Daily Mirror