Diamanti pleased with penalty

// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} Alessandro Diamanti has rejected suggestions that he touched the ball twice with his penalty against Liverpool. The Italian striker, a summer signing from Livorno, drew West Ham level at 1-1 with a bizarre spot-kick that looped down the middle and past Pepe Reina.Diamanti had lost his footing as he struck the ball and replays showed that he may have hit it twice, which would have been illegal.Liverpool's players were unhappy that the goal was allowed to stand, although they did bounce back to win the match 3-2 and keep the pressure on the leading pack.Diamanti, however, maintains that there was nothing wrong with his penalty and that it went exactly where he intended.Speaking about the controversy, Diamanti told the Daily Mirror: "Really? I don't care. It deserved a goal."I slipped but I don't believe I touched it twice. I was trying to hit it down the middle and that is what happened."I am just sorry we lost because we played well as a team."

Source: SKY_Sports