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"Manchester United" head coach Sir Alex Ferguson after the draw against "Swansea" stated that his team's striker Robin van Persie was lucky to be alive.
At the start of the second half, a Swansea player knocked down the Dutchman on the field, and after the whistle was blown for a foul, the home team's captain Ashley Williams kicked the ball into Van Persie's head.
"Robin was lucky to be alive. It was a shameful act from the opponent's player," Ferguson told BBC Sport. "The Football Association should disqualify him. Robin could have broken his neck."
According to the long-time Man Utd coach, Williams did it on purpose, and this action particularly enraged Van Persie, who jumped at the Swansea player. Both players were given yellow cards by the referee.
"In this situation, you can clearly see that Van Persie could have died," Ferguson told Sky Sports this time. "The opponent should be suspended for a long time because it was the most dangerous thing I've seen on a football field in many years.
It was a deliberate act. The whistle had already been blown, the game was stopped, and the opponent did it right in front of the referee. It could have killed our player."
Meanwhile, the author of the incident denied doing it on purpose: "I saw it on TV and that's Ferguson's opinion. I tried to apologize, but emotions got the best of me.
I just kicked the ball out of disappointment and of course didn't intend to hit him in the head. I understand why he's angry, because I would be too if someone hit me that hard."
United's coach was also unhappy that referee Michael Oliver didn't blow a foul against Chico for a foul on Van Persie before the home team's goal, when the Swansea defender pulled the Dutchman to the ground with both hands.
"There definitely should have been a foul, but the referee had a poor game," the Scotsman continued. "I know he is a young referee, but that was really a bad performance."
Whether the opponent hit Van Persie's head on purpose or not is for you to decide:
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