Moyes refutes Lanzini dive claims
Moyes told reporters: “I would call it soft. Manu has ran 70 yards and probably ran his race at the end of it, I think the defender going to ground means the referee has a choice to make, I don’t think there’s any intent regarding a dive. I think he’s riding the tackle more than anything.
“If you take the whole action into consideration, I definitely don’t see it being a dive. I see it being tiredness at the end of it but I don’t see a dive.”
Lanzini could face a two-match ban if he is retrospectively found guilty of simulation by a three-man panel.
Stoke manager Mark Hughes told reporters “Whether or not he is (retrospectively punished) or not, it doesn’t help us,”
“He’s clearly dived. He’s a clever player, he’ll draw a foul or some kind of challenge but he wasn’t clipped. Referees need to get match-defining decisions correct and he certainly didn’t get that one correct.”