BLACKBURN ROVERS’ Owen Beck was shaken up after allegedly being bitten on the back of his neck by Preston’s Milutin Osmajic in their bad-tempered goalless draw, Rovers boss John Eustace revealed.

Welsh international Beck, who hails from Flintshire, was sent off in the 89th minute for kicking out at Duane Holmes, but the bigger controversy came in the immediate aftermath of the incident as video footage appeared to show Osmajic biting the Blackburn left-back.

Commenting on the incident, Eustace said of Beck, who is loan at Deepdale from Liverpool: “He went to clear the ball and caught the lad, but he’s got a big bite mark on the back of his neck. It’s a shame the referee didn’t see that.

“He’s shown all the lads. He’s very disappointed to be sent off, but obviously he doesn’t want to have that on the back of his neck as well. He’s a little bit quiet, a little bit shook up.”

Osmajic’s manager, Paul Heckingbottom, added: “All I can say is that there’s no place for (biting),” he said. “Mistimed tackles, things like that are part and parcel of the game, you accept them, anything that is not has to be dealt with.”