Diogo Jota says he did not dive against Newcastle despite accusations from Alan ShearerLiverpool forward Diogo Jota has offered a response to Alan Shearer, Ian Wright and the other pundits who labelled him a cheat after a 4-2 win over Newcastle in the Premier League earlier this month. Newcastle legend Shearer wrote on X (formerly Twitter): "What a great dive that is." And Jota now insists he did NOT dive - because he'd much rather have added an extra goal to his nine-goal tally. And the 27-year-old added: "It's a lot of games and a lot of hard competitions. "We've basically been playing every three days, which is a lot of games with a lot of intensity in those games.

Source: Express January 20, 2024 23:03 UTC