The away side were already 2-0 down thanks to Alex Robertson and Rubin Colwill’s efforts before Ibrahim Cissoko saw red.
That opened the floodgates with the Bluebirds further adding to their tally through Anwar El Ghazi, Callum Robinson and Chris Willock in the second half as Plymouth’s away winless run was stretched to seven games.
And Rooney – who was serving a one-game touchline ban – said it was hard to watch the Pilgrims’ capitulation from the stands.
“It’s difficult to put into words,” said the Manchester United legend. “We started the game OK, we had control and should be 1-0 up, Michael Obafemi had a great chance.
“Beyond that, we got really sloppy, we gave the ball away a lot, we didn’t win tackles or do the basics.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة October 20, 2024 من The Football League Paper.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة October 20, 2024 من The Football League Paper.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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