Belgium boss Roberto Martinez has voiced his frustration with Antonio Rudiger after a collision with Kevin De Bruyne left the Manchester City man with a nasty injury during the Champions League final defeat to Chelsea. Martinez was incensed by Rudiger’s foul and believes the German should have been sent off for the clash.
Roberto Martinez said: “For me, Rudiger is very, very fortunate. When you look at the replay, there’s no clash of heads. He’s properly leaving the shoulder against Kevin. He seems concussed and we will see the state of that. But that leaves a sour taste because Rudiger’s holding his head, it’s almost that he wants to show that he’s hiding something. For me, it was excessive force and it was reckless. And it should have been a red card. Kevin is not a player that goes down for no reason. You can see the pain and it’s a swollen eye.”
De Bruyne will face a race against time in order to play Belgium’s Euros opener against Russia on June 12.
Kevin De Bruyne updated fans on Twitter on Sunday: “Hi guys just got back from the hospital. My diagnosis is acute nose bone fracture and left orbital fracture. I feel okay now. Still disappointed about yesterday obviously but we will be back.”
