Theo Walcott says the head injury that has sidelined England colleague Wayne Rooney looks like ‘something out of a horror film’. Rooney was left with a sizeable gash on his forehead after being caught in the face by Manchester United team-mate Phil Jones earlier this week.
The wound required stitches and forced the 27-year-old striker to withdraw from England’s squad for the World Cup qualifying double-header against Moldova and Ukraine. ‘I’ve seen a picture of it and it’s about that big. ‘It is a very big gash. It is not a nice sight, to be honest. It is not going to help his looks, I wouldn’t think. It’s not very nice to see. It’s like something out of a horror film,’ said England mate Theo Walcott.