Rooney in restaurant ruck
08 Sep 2006 - 09:16:20
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has confirmed he was involved in an altercation with Blackburn Rovers defender Michael Gray last weekend.
Press reports on Friday claimed the 20-year-old punched the drunken Gray after he made insulting remarks to the England striker's fiancee, Coleen McLoughlin, at the Panacea restaurant in Manchester.
A spokesman for Rooney admitted the two Premiership stars had clashed, but refused to say whether or not they came to blows.
"Wayne and Coleen were enjoying a night out with three other couples and were having a quiet dinner when Michael came up to their table uninvited," said the spokesman.
"Michael then began making a number of remarks which were offensive to Coleen and Wayne's other female guests.
"Several times, Wayne asked Michael to leave. It was a brief incident and as far as Wayne is concerned, he bears no ill-feeling towards Michael."
Gray's agent refused to make any comment about the incident.
