Tottenham defender Young-Pyo Lee accused Cristiano Ronaldo of diving to win the penalty that set Manchester United on course for their 4-0 victory at White Hart Lane.
Spurs defender Young-Pyo Lee is furious at Cristiano Ronaldo’s dive
LONDON: Tottenham defender Young-Pyo Lee accused Cristiano Ronaldo of diving to win the penalty that set Manchester United on course for their 4-0 victory at White Hart Lane.
Lee was close to Ronaldo as he stumbled after a challenge by Steed Malbranque late in the first half on Sunday and the South Korean left-back is adamant there was no contact, with television replays supporting his claim. Ronaldo has been regularly criticised for going to ground too easily when he is tackled and Lee was furious with the way he exaggerated his fall.
The Portuguese winger converted the 45th minute spot-kick himself and United went on to thrash Tottenham with further goals from Nemanja Vidic, Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs. Lee said: “Me and Steed didn’t touch him. I think he dived, I don’t know why he fell, it’s a great pity.”
“All the Tottenham players were angry and I can’t understand why some players do something like that. I am very disappointed with this defeat. This game was very important to us because we wanted to get back into the top 10. If we’d won this match we’d have gone up to seventh or eighth but it was very difficult. We have many matches left in the season and I hope we can still finish very well. It’s important we bounce back against Sheffield United next week, it’s a vital away match. We will try to do our best and if we do, we can achieve a good result. We will keep going and look forward. We have a very good squad and are still in two cup competitions so there is still a lot for the fans to be positive about.”
Meanwhile, Michael Carrick insists United will not be affected by the pressure of leading the race for Premiership. United showed no sign of nerves as they restored their six-point advantage over second-placed Chelsea with their 4-0 win, just 24 hours.
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