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Nemanja Vidic helped off after collision with keeper David de Gea
Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic was taken to hospital
with a head injury suffered against Arsenal.
The Serbian looked shaken after a collision with his goalkeeper
David de Gea just before half-time at Old Trafford.The defender did
not need a stretcher but was led down the tunnel and did not
return for the second-half.United boss David Moyes told Sky
Sports: "He has gone to hospital, I have only just seen him
myself and I didn't see how bad it was from the touchline,
but it was a terrible clash. It was an accident but hopefully
he will be okay, I will find out more from the medics later on.
"The incident occurred just minutes after Arsenal keeper
Wojciech Szczesny required treatment after a clash of
heads with United's Phil Jones.Szczesny did not
immediately move after hitting the ground following
the aerial collision but he quickly recovered after being treated
by the physio and played on.The incidents came a week after
Tottenham keeper Hugo Lloris played on after briefly being
knocked unconscious at Everton last week.The player insisted he
was fit to continue on that occasion and manager Andre Villas-Boas
decided to keep him on.That decision was widely condemned by
medical experts including FIFA's medical chief, and led to calls for
stricter protocols for incidents of concussion on the field.Headway, the
head injury charity, was highly critical of Spurs but said it was too early
to say whether Arsenal had made the right call on Szczesny.Headway
spokesman Luke Griggs said: "I don't want to get involved in judging
the decision of Szczesny - every situation is unique and different and
the medical team have made a call."With Vidic, they have taken him
off after the medical team deemed him not fit to continue. He was
unsteady on his feet, there were more obvious signs."From the very
start the whole situation was to raise awareness about head injuries.
"It has made people think. Especially the impact it has on youth and
amateur football, about taking risks when they are playing football.
They might want to be a hero and carry on - and they don't have medical teams at amateur football."If they are unsure and unsteady on their feet, it is best to go off."
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