Roberston Defends Salah On Diving Criticisms

By Joshua Walters

Andrew Robertson has thrown his support behind Liverpool’s playmaker Mohammed Salah following accusations by opposing supporters that he has a penchant of diving.

The Egyptian won a penalty for his club in the match against Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday which he converted it nicely in the net to secure a narrow win for Liverpool.

Salah won a foul following a tackle from Pascal Gross in the penalty box at the intense stage of the game, but some pundits also thought afterwards that the challenge did not warrant a foul less alone a penalty.

Salah was booed till the end of the game by the opposing fans who thought that the latter deceived referee Kevin Friend with a dive to win the penalty.

Robertson has defended his teammate, claiming he was a witness to the incident and that it was a foul and a good call by the referee.

“Every time it happens, we go back, everyone looks at the video, and you go, 'Well, it's not a dive',"
"He is not that sort of player, so how many times is it going to happen?”

“I was at the edge of the box and it was a stonewaller. If people are starting to say Mo has gone down easily, it's not fair.”

“The one against Arsenal, especially, he got clipped three times. They still appealed. It's a bit of desperation.”