Associated Press Sports
updated 10:35 a.m. ET Jan. 9, 2012
LONDON (AP) -Wayne Rooney said he is not to blame for the red card shown to Vincent Kompany that helped Manchester United beat Manchester City 3-2 in the FA Cup.
City manager Roberto Mancini said Rooney pressured referee Chris Foy into the 12th-minute red card after Kompany's two-footed challenge on Nani.
"Funny how people think i got kompany sent off," Rooney wrote on Twitter on Monday. "Im not ref. i didn't give red card. But it was a clear red card. 2 footed tackle."
United manager Alex Ferguson insisted he is "not concerned about the behavior" of Rooney.
"Nani is a lucky boy he didn't get a bad injury," Ferguson said. "I have no complaints about Wayne. I don't think it was unacceptable what he did. I think it was a natural reaction to a bad challenge."
City lodged an appeal on Monday against the red card and Kompany's four-game ban. The club said the hearing will be held ahead of Wednesday's League Cup semifinal first leg against Liverpool.
But United defender Rio Ferdinand also used Twitter to defend Foy's decision.
"How can there be any debate about the red card? You leave the ground with a two-foot tackle (equals) Red card. Fact."
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