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<\/p>\nJamie Carragher unleashed a furious rant at Aston Villa\u2019s Nicolo Zaniolo, accusing the Italian of "milking" a supposed head injury against West Ham. <\/p>\n
Zaniolo went down following a seemingly innocuous challenge in midfield, with the Hammers then launching an attack. However, with the Villa man down holding his head, referee David Coote felt obliged to stop the match.<\/p>\n
Carragher, on Sky Sports commentary, was convinced Zaniolo wasn\u2019t injured and accused the midfielder of taking advantage of the rule that dictates play must be stopped in the event of a head injury. The Liverpool legend fumed at Zaniolo\u2019s antics and said something needed to be done to prevent players from abusing a system designed to protect players.<\/p>\n
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\u201cNo! I've had enough of this,\u201d Carragher raged. \u201cPeople are milking this head injury stuff. I understand if it's really serious, they go down and let the referee know.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut he's seen the challenge and there's nothing wrong with his head. Get on with the game! People just hold their head because they know the game will be stopped if they've lost the ball in a dangerous position.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Zaniolo indeed was soon able to continue and many fans were quick to agree with Carragher. One said: \u201cCarragher is spot on re the head injury rule. It was brought in to deal with serious head injuries and concussion. Not for obviously non-serious head injuries (like the Zaniolo one). Players are abusing the rule. They know going down holding their head will result in a stoppage.\u201d<\/p>\n
Another said: \u201cThat is awful from Zaniolo. Exploiting a rule designed to protect players from serious injuries. There should be some kind of fine\/suspension for those who exploit it like that.\u201d<\/p>\n
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A third raged: \u201cWhere\u2019s the officials telling that little t***** Zaniolo to get on with it when he\u2019s faking a head injury to stop our counter attack at 2-1!? Could\u2019ve been a totally different game!\u201d<\/p>\n
Villa went on to win the game 4-1 thanks to Douglas Luiz\u2019s brace and strikes from Ollie Watkins and Leon Bailey.<\/p>\n