A Night to Forget! Ex-United star sent off for a HORROR tackle!

Ex-United star, Wayne Rooney was sent off as D.C. United’s unbeaten start to the season came to an emphatic end with a 4-0 home defeat to Los Angeles FC on Saturday.

Former England and Manchester United ace Rooney was shown a red card on 52 minutes after a dangerous, studs-up tackle on LAFC’s Uruguayan striker Diego Rossi, who would go on to complete a clinical hat-trick.

Referee Robert Sibiga initially looked to have given Rooney a reprieve, brandishing only a yellow card for the tackle.

But after consulting the Video Assistant Referee, Sibiga changed the yellow to red, leaving United skipper Rooney to trudge off the field without protest.

“Yeah I think it was a red card,” Rooney said after the game. “I’ve lunged. I tried to win the ball, and I’ve caught the player. I have no arguments.”

Rooney’s red completed a miserable afternoon for D.C. United, who by that stage were trailing 3-0 against a vastly superior LAFC side.

Rooney’s dismissal early in the second half snuffed out any faint hope of a comeback, and Rossi duly added insult to injury by completing his hat-trick to make it 4-0 on 76 minutes.

LAFC moved four points clear of Los Angeles Galaxy at the top of the Western Conference, with 16 points from six games.

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