Wayne Rooney appears to be KNOCKED OUT by former Manchester United team-mate Phil Bardsley in boxing scrap (but Stoke star's wife claims it was a joke)

A video has been released which appears to show Wayne Rooney being knocked out cold by former Manchester United team-mate Phil Bardsley.

The Old Trafford captain and the Stoke defender pulled on gloves during a night-in at Rooney's Cheshire mansion last month - but Bardsley's wife Tanya dismissed the incident as a joke.

With only a small space in which to work in Rooney's lounge, the pair trade light blows for just under a minute before Bardsley sends Rooney reeling.