Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe has defended Simon Francis following his elbow on Wayne Rooney.
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Rooney suffered a nasty cut above his eye following a gruesome elbow by Francis and despite the forceful nature of the challenge; Cherries' manager Eddie Howe has defended his captain by stating that the elbow was not intentional.
Howe said when asked about the intention of the elbow: "No, it wasn't. Simon had his eyes on the ball and, when you jump like that, there is always leverage needed.
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"His arms were obviously high and he caught Wayne but there was absolutely no intent to injure the player. I can say that for certain with Simon."
Source: tribalfootball.com