"The shot of the injury shows the shape of a blade stud on Roy's foot. We have strong views about this. These bladed studs are a danger, there is no doubt about that.
"It's amazing, it is almost as though a photograph has been taken. We have strong views about these blades because we don't allow our players to wear them and they can cause serious accidents."
"We don't allow our players to wear them as they can cause serious injuries. You can see the imprint of the blade on Roy's foot.
"It's one of these gimmicks that come along. They are trying to sell them to kids. That's the problem with them.
"We have not spoken to the FA as I am not sure they can do much. It's up to the clubs but I know a lot of them are refusing to allow players to wear them.
"We have photographs up in the dressing room of some of the injuries caused by blades. Some of our academy boys had bad injuries, including some terrible facial injuries.
"We have spoken with Nike about it. Hopefully the fad will evaporate and they will think of something else."