Victor Lindelof appears to be struck by a LIGHTER thrown from the crowd in the FA Cup final
Man United defender Victor Lindelof is hit in the face by a missile thrown from the area where Manchester City fans are as he celebrates Bruno Fernandes’ equalizer in the FA Cup final at Wembley
- Man United equalized after falling behind against Man City in the FA Cup final
- Victor Lindelof was hit with a crowd object as United celebrated
- The Swedish defender put his hands in front of his face after the object hit his eye
Victor Lindelof was struck with what appeared to be a lighter as he and his Manchester United teammates celebrated on Saturday.
The Swedish defender cheered with his teammates after Bruno Fernandes equalized from the penalty spot at Wembley.
While celebrating, Lindelof was hit by an object that appeared to have been thrown from the crowd and hit him in the face.
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Fernandes and Casemiro could then be seen protesting with City fans in the corner of the ground as referee Paul Tierney walked over to remove the players from the stands.
Commentary for the BBC Jermaine Jenas condemned the incident: ‘As you can see something was thrown and it hit Lindelof. We’ve got a brilliant game ahead of us here, it’s the last thing you want to see.’
Guy Mowbray added: ‘It’s just ridiculous. Hopefully whoever threw that object saw his last football today and hopefully for a long time to come.’
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Victor Lindelof appeared to have been hit by a lighter from the crowd while celebrating
The object appeared to hit the 28-year-old’s left eye as he celebrated United’s equaliser
