Hey, you! Do you like Ashley Young dives? Of course you do, and you’ll doubtless have been thrilled to see the Manchester United winger attempt to cheat Crystal Palace in the following manner on Saturday…
Wonderful stuff. It may not have been awarded with a penalty like the following couple from the other season, but you can’t fault the technique.
It was eerily similar to this one, against his old side Aston Villa…
Even Sir Alex Ferguson, so defensive of his players in the press, admitted afterwards that Young had “played for” a penalty, “overdid” the fall, and that it looked “dramatic”.
Young had been at it the week before as well, getting QPR’s Shaun Derry sent off with this tidy little number, for which he was also offside…
Don’t worry, we’ve got more Ashley Young dives for you! Here’s Ashley Young diving against Manchester City…
…here he is diving against Chelsea…
…and here’s Ashley Young diving against Sunderland…
Most shocking off all, however, is the time that Ashley Young took a dive at the expense of his own teammate…
The heartless, heartless brute.
Can you think of any Ashley Young dives we’ve missed? Have your say in the comments thingymajig, down a bit…
Further reading:
Ashley Young talks Football Burp through his top three role models
Ashley Young dive pays tribute to previous Ashley Young dives