By Chris Wright
As you would expect, Sir Alex Ferguson has been quick to out Ashley Cole’s shin-high tackle on Javier Hernandez as ‘shocking’, adding that the Mexican striker is now likely to miss the next fortnight with a ‘numb leg’ – see what you make of it…
Remarkably, Cole actually was booked for fouling Hernandez in the area, though somehow escaped a penalty call – with referee Phil Dowd stating that the ball had gone out of play a split-nano second before the Chelsea left-back planted his studs into his opponent’s calf.
Don’t get me wrong, it was high, late, a tad ‘shocking’ and it probably hurt like a swine, but it’s certainly not the worse challenge we’re going to see all season – I can almost promise you that.