Source: PA
Ancelotti coy on Cole punishment
Carlo Ancelotti refused to reveal what punishment Ashley Cole had been dealt for accidentally shooting a work placement student at Chelsea.
The Blues announced on Sunday that "appropriate action" had been taken against Cole over the incident, which saw the England left-back wound 21-year-old Tom Cowan with a .22 air rifle at the club's Cobham training ground. Surrey Police revealed they would speak to officials from Chelsea in the coming days to determine whether any criminal offence had been committed.
Cole, who reportedly did not know the rifle was loaded, appears to have been sanctioned by Chelsea but Ancelotti would not go into detail, confirming only that the 30-year-old would start the Barclays Premier League game against Manchester United.
"He will play tomorrow, yes," said Ancelotti, who insisted Cole was in the right frame of mind to feature. "Obviously, we are not happy with what happened. But I have spoken with him. He was very disappointed with this, said sorry, made a mistake. It was an accident. We have taken proper action but he will play."
He added: "The mistake was that the gun was here in Cobham. We didn't know the gun was here."
Asked to whom Cole had apologised, Ancelotti said: "First, he said sorry to the guy that was involved in this, second sorry to the team-mates, third sorry to the club."
