Source: SKY_Sports
Pedersen denies dive claims
lackburn winger Morten Gamst Pedersen has rejected claims he dived to try and win a penalty against Manchester United.[LNB] United boss Sir Alex Ferguson accused Pedersen of diving after going down in the box under pressure from Rafael.[LNB]Referee Howard Webb rejected Blackburn's appeals much to the annoyance of Pedersen and Rovers chief Sam Allardyce.[LNB]Pedersen has protested his innocence and he insists that he should have been awarded a penalty.[LNB]"I felt something on my shoulder. He got his arms round my shoulder, that's the thing. People will probably look at my legs, but I felt something and it's not like I tried to go down," Pedersen told the Lancashire Evening Telegraph.[LNB]Opportunity"I had a great goal-scoring opportunity and you don't want to give that away when you're here and you're fighting for your lives like we are. [LNB]"I just wanted to get the ball inside of Rafael and finish it with my right foot - that was what I was thinking about doing - but I didn't get that far. [LNB]"The first thing you do is look at him [the referee] and wait for the whistle but he didn't blow the whistle and when that happens you just get so upset and disappointed. [LNB]"I almost had to sit down for a few seconds to calm down. But then we had to pick ourselves up again and try to get back on track. We worked really hard, played a good game but it's hard when you don't get anything out of it."[LNB]
