Grant hits back at Benitez’s Drogba diver jibes

AVRAM GRANT last night hit back at Rafael Benitez’s criticisms of Didier Drogba and suggested the Liverpool manager was attempting to influence the officials in this evening’s Champions League decider at Stamford Bridge.

Benitez claimed last weekend that Drogba routinely conned referees by falling over, despite his obvious physical strength.

He claimed to have compiled a dossier of four years’ worth of incidents involving the Ivory Coast international and advised tonight’s referee, Italy’s Roberto Rosetti, to be on guard against his wiles.