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Roberto Martinez blasts Antonio Rudiger as 'reckless' and insists he should've been SENT OFF for collision with Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne during Champions League final - as Belgium boss waits for injury update on talisman before Euro 2020

Roberto Martinez has unleashed his anger on Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger by claiming the German should have been sent off for injuring his Belgium player Kevin De Bruyne.

Rudiger collided with Manchester City and Belgium midfielder De Bruyne during Saturday's Champions League final, which the Blues won 1-0, with Rudiger playing the whole game and keeping a clean sheet.

De Bruyne had to come off after fracturing a bone in his nose and his eye socket, with the 29-year-old set to be a key player in Martinez's Belgium squad at this summer's European Championships.