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Romelu Lukaku was seeing stars after Man Utd star was 'concussed' vs Southampton - Keown
MANCHESTER UNITED striker Romelu Lukaku would have been "seeing stars" after he was "concussed" during the clash with Southampton tonight.
Romelu Lukaku suffered a head injury early on in Man Utd's clash with Southampton
That is the opinion of BT Sport pundit and former Arsenal defender Martin Keown.
Southampton defender Wesley Hoedt collided with the back of Lukaku's head in the eighth minute of the game at Old Trafford.
The Belgian immediately fell to the floor and was treated on the pitch for over five minutes.
Lukaku was given oxygen by the medical staff and was taken off on a stretcher.
It can be a bit of a shock, he seemed to be concussed, he would have been seeing stars for sure
Being a former defender, Keown knows how it feels to be hit on the head and was sympathetic towards the Manchester United frontman.
“Yeah (it looks innocuous) but if you’ve ever been really clouted in the back of the head then you’ll know all about that," Keown said.
"It can be a bit of a shock, he seemed to be concussed, he would have been seeing stars for sure.
"You just can’t take any risk with that nowadays.
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"We’ve heard some horrendous stories about the long-term effects.
"It’s best now that he rests up for a number of days.
"He’s got all the officials around him making sure that will happen."
The game ended 0-0 at Old Trafford, leaving United third in the table, 14 points behind Manchester City.
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