Moyes defends Young

MANCHESTER United manager David Moyes has defended Ashley Young against accusations he dived to earn his side a penalty against Real Sociedad last night.

As it turned out, Robin van Persie missed it anyway.

However, former United captain Roy Keane was scathing in his analysis on ITV, claiming Young had “conned” Italian referee Nicola Rizzoli, who booked Markel Bergara for the challenge.

Moyes adopted a more defensive tone, saying: “I have seen it and the boy certainly tugs him in the box.

“If you look the referee is two yards away from it and decided to give it.

“All I know is he got a penalty kick from a decision, I don’t know anything about reputations or anything.

“The referee was there. He made quite a lot of decisions and that one he gave a penalty kick.”

That Van Persie missed probably took some of the heat out of the situation, with the eventual 0-0 scoreline meaning United will advance to the knock-out stage if they win one of their remaining two fixtures.
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