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Scholes disappointed with diving antics of Man Utd winger Young

Manchester United legend Paul Scholes is disappointed with the diving antics of Ashley Young.

Scholes admits he's no fan of play-acting.

He wrote in the London Evening Standard: "For Ashley Young it became a problem at times. Ashley went over too easily and you can see that in some players it is simply part of what they do. It is hard for them to change.

"At United, we looked at what players at some clubs did to win penalties or get opponents sent off and regarded it as an embarrassment.

"We felt we were good enough to win games without doing that. Professional footballers have to ask themselves whether they are comfortable watching themselves on television exaggerating fouls or rolling around pretending to be hurt. If the answer is no, then they know what they have to do."

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