Anthony Elanga was injured by an item thrown from the crowd during Manchester United’s victory against Leeds. The Football Association is investigating.
According to the Associated Press, the governing body will investigate the incident that occurred at Elland Road as the visitors players celebrated Fred’s 70th-minute goal.
With a precise finish two minutes from time, Elanga sealed a 4-2 Premier League triumph for Ralf Rangnick’s team.
Leeds and West Yorkshire Police have been contacted for comment.
Speaking after the game, interim boss Rangnick said: “As far as I know, there is some investigation going on from Leeds United.
“I don’t think that anything happened in the end. Anthony Elanga looked well and he was happy about scoring his goal.
“Obviously things like that should not happen and I think even more so this game. The atmosphere was great.
“At times we had to cool down things on the pitch a little bit but this is what I did when I walked on to the pitch (during a late melee). I didn’t want anything to happen – no yellow or red cards.
“In moments like this, I think it’s important to try and cool things down.”