Manchester United goalkeeper Nathan Bishop reaches out to Paul Mullin after Wrexham incident

Nathan Bishop attempted to reach out to Paul Mullin after the Wrexham striker suffered a punctured lung in a collision between the two during their clubs' pre-season friendly in the United States.

Manchester United's Bishop flew out of his goal when Mullin raced clear in the early stages of the game at the Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, but the forward got to the ball first and the United goalkeeper clattered into him.

Mullin needed oxygen on the pitch and was treated by medical staff from both clubs during a lengthy delay, but he did get to his feet to walk off the pitch.

The 28-year-old was taken to hospital while the game was going on and Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson has confirmed he suffered a punctured lung, adding he was "disappointed" with the "clumsy" challenge. Bishop was booed relentlessly by a sizeable part of the 34,248 fans in attendance after the incident, before being replaced at half-time.

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But United's under-21s boss Travis Binnion confirmed Bishop had gone to the Wrexham dressing room after the game to try and reach out to Mullin.

"It’s part and parcel of the game, nobody wants to see anyone get injured. He’s made an honest challenge, he’s come off worse. He’s already reached out to him," he said. "Booing him, it is what it is. He’s tried to reach out. He’s a great lad Bish, he hasn’t got a bad bone in his body."

Binnion confirmed that the plan had always been for Bishop to be withdrawn at half-time, with Czech goalkeeper Radek Vittek coming on after the break.

Two minutes after half-time captain for the night Dan Gore was shown a straight red card after a challenge with Andy Cannon. Binnion felt the 18-year-old was unfortunate, but