Former Liverpool striker Stan Collymore has accused Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney of diving in their FA Cup win at Preston. Rooney went down in the box to win the penalty after Preston goalkeeper Thorsten Stuckmann rushed off his line to challenge him. Replays showed there was no contact between the Preston stopper and Rooney.
Collymore said on talkSport: "Rooney shouldn't be diving due to his position as captain of club and country.
"He toe-pokes the ball past the goalkeeper, who he knows is coming out quickly, and he dives. That's cheating, we've had this debate a million times."
He added: "When you wear that respect campaign armband, you owe it to the fans and the game not to do that.
"I'm bitterly disappointed, he is the England captain and Manchester United captain and he's better than that."
