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Rooney loony; United wild man sent off in Spain.

Byline: IAN LADYMAN

WAYNE ROONEY was sent off in Manchester United's goalless draw with Villarreal last night - and Sir Alex Ferguson refused to defend him.

Rooney was dismissed midway through the second- half of the Champions League clash after sarcastically applauding referee Kim Milton Nielsen's decision to book him for a foul on Villarreal captain Quique Alvarez.

Ferguson said: 'I think Wayne reacts to injustice a bit. He thought it was a wrongful booking but you cannot applaud the referee. I thought at first he had been sent off for putting his hand on the referee's arm but it was for clapping.

'He has given himself no chance whatsoever, particularly not ...

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