Did he dive? Opinion split on Rooney penalty
Opinion is divided this morning as to whether or not Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney dived to earn a penalty in last night’s FA Cup
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The Premier League side were already leading to 2-1 when Rooney went to ground in the second half and was awarded a penalty.
This was the incident.
He converted himself and United went on to win 3-1. But opinion is divided as to whether Rooney dived.
Some feel the striker had no option but to jump out of the way of the tackle.
Rooney Dived but d sliding tackle d GK came with was violent and cud have injured him for several weeks #Mufc
— David (@daveek10) February 17, 2015
In my opinion if a player has to jump out of the way of a tackle then it's a foul. Criticism should lie with the reckless keeper, not Rooney
— Will Watt (@WillWatt) February 17, 2015
Others that he made the most of the situation.
Let's be honest Rooney took advantage of the situation. He made an instant decision and had to stand by it. Happens every week.
— Keith Gillespie (@KeithGillespie7) February 17, 2015
But plenty more a pretty certain it was a dive.
Wayne Rooney, once a terminator, now a simulator. Hey, ho.
— Patrick Stewart (@SirPatStew) February 17, 2015
amazing analysis of rooney's dive on BBC now. hodgson deems it "evasive action". kilbane a lone voice in the wilderness screaming that 2+2=4
— Ken Early (@kenearlys) February 16, 2015
To add to the debate, someone found an old tweet from Rooney giving out about…..diving, of course.
What do you think? A dive or as England manager Roy Hodgson described it, ‘evasive action’?
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