Drogba enters diving debate

Didier Drogba has spoken out in a bid to clarify his position on diving.

The Ivory Coast striker scored both goals in Chelsea’s 2-0 win against Manchester City today and admitted handling the ball before firing home the second.

But he faced questions about diving because of his reaction to a couple of tackles during the match at Stamford Bridge.

In an interview for BBC’s Match of the Day he was asked if he dived and said: “Sometimes I dive, sometimes I stand up.”

But then Drogba was quick to back-track when he was asked if this was a diver’s confession.

“No, no, no I don’t dive,” he added.

The Chelsea striker feared his comments had not been clear and was anxious to make his point of view crystal clear.

Drogba said: “Unfortunately in the emotion of winning the game my comments have come across partly in the wrong way.

“I want to make clear that I don’t dive, this was the intention of my answer.”

Diving has been on the agenda at Chelsea since Alan Shearer accused Shaun Wright-Phillips of diving in the FA Cup quarter-final to get Newcastle’s Robbie Elliott sent off.

Drogba has also faced allegations that he goes to ground easily.