Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand was hit in the head by a two-pence coin thought to be thrown from the crowd as his team's derby clash with Manchester City ended in an ugly clash this afternoon (pictured left). Ferdinand was seen wiping blood from his face following the incident (centre) which took place in the aftermath of United's injury-time winning goal in their 3-2 victory at the Etihad Stadium. In extraordinary scenes, a City fan was able to get onto the pitch to confront Ferdinand but the Premier League star joked about it afterwards, tweeting: 'Whoever threw that coin, what a shot! Can't believe it was a copper 2p....could have at least been a £1 coin!'
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