Wayne Rooney has managed to injure himself by tripping over a bottle

The emerging details of Wayne Rooney's most recent injury only serve to compound the England captain's embarrassing week.

Rooney played no part in England's 2-2 friendly with Spain after picking up a knee injury following the comprehensive victory over Scotland just days earlier. But it wasn't a muscle strained by giving everything for the cause. Nor was it a knock that was picked up in the game that, due to his focus and adrenaline, wasn't noticed until he left the pitch. No, it was because Rooney tripped over a bottle of energy drink and smashed his knee when he lost his balance, according to a report in The Times. He never was the most graceful man in football. And while he can't be blamed for what sounds like a complete freak accident, it is just another unwanted headline for the under-fire Manchester United forward. You'd have thought Rooney had shot someone given the media outcry that accompanied pictures of the 31-year-old, who stayed out past his bedtime and had a few drinks at a wedding, that appeared in a newspaper earlier this week. https://twitter.com/SportsJOE_UK/status/799736449939755008 Rooney's on-pitch performances have also come in for criticism this season, which seems altogether more reasonable than ridiculing a grown man for having a few pints when he knew that he didn't have a game for a week. The most disgraceful aspect of all is that Rooney didn't even have the courtesy to issue a public apology for slipping on the bottle. Scandalous! Catch up with the latest episode of Football Friday Live