Sunday, December 08, 2013
Kagawa has stomach pumped for eating too much
Manchester United manager David Moyes has admitted Shinji Kagawa had to have his stomach pumped after eating too much following their Everton defeat.
Kagawa was taken to hospital following the match on Wednesday when he complained that he was suffering breathing problems.
Speaking after United's latest loss, a 1-0 home defeat to Newcastle, Moyes said: 'Shinji was very sick after the [Everton] game and he did a bit of training on Friday but he was low.
'All of the stats that we look at were low so we felt we had better not take a risk in case we got an injury by playing him.
'It was a bad sickness. He thinks he ate too much, and he had to get his stomach pumped, but I think he is okay.'
On Wednesday the 24-year-old was substituted 58 minutes into the game, but later began to feel unwell on returning to his apartment in leafy Alderley Edge, Cheshire.
It is understood that concerned neighbours were alerted to the Japan international's distress and quickly called for an ambulance.
Kagawa was taken to hospital following the match on Wednesday when he complained that he was suffering breathing problems.
Speaking after United's latest loss, a 1-0 home defeat to Newcastle, Moyes said: 'Shinji was very sick after the [Everton] game and he did a bit of training on Friday but he was low.
'All of the stats that we look at were low so we felt we had better not take a risk in case we got an injury by playing him.
'It was a bad sickness. He thinks he ate too much, and he had to get his stomach pumped, but I think he is okay.'
On Wednesday the 24-year-old was substituted 58 minutes into the game, but later began to feel unwell on returning to his apartment in leafy Alderley Edge, Cheshire.
It is understood that concerned neighbours were alerted to the Japan international's distress and quickly called for an ambulance.
