I’ll tell my players to dive in future – Iraola

Andoni Iraola says that he will tell his players to go down in future after Liverpool were denied a penalty in Sunday’s defeat by Arsenal . With Liverpool trailing 1-0 after Kai Havertz’s opener, Jurrien Timber pulled Alexander Isak’s shirt in the first half as Isak went for a header from Bradley Barcola’s cross. However, the Liverpool striker stayed on his feet, and referee Andy Madley did not point to the spot. Stuart Attwell, on video assistant referee (VAR) duty, ruled there wasn’t enough in the tug to overturn the decision, but Iraola disagreed. “There is a clear grab of the shirt,” the Spaniard told Match of the Day. “Alex [Isak] was just in front of him; he was going to head in front of the goal but couldn’t because he grabbed the shirt. “If he goes to the floor, they call the penalty 100%. It should be like this, but that’s how it is.

Next time, the managers should tell Alex to go to the floor; otherwise, they won’t call it. ” On what the answer is going forward, Iraola added: “The answer is you have to dive, if you don’t dive they won’t call it. ” Isak turned and spoke to Timber after the incident, but did not appeal to the referee after staying on his feet. Iraola told Sky Sports that going forward, managers should tell their players to go to the floor. On if he will tell Isak that going forward, he added: “Yes, definitely. ” He elaborated in his news conference when asked by BBC Sport if he would have to tell his players to be more smart, going forward. “It’s a shame you ask me this question, but honestly, yes, we have to tell them, go down, because they’re not going to call it otherwise. Then referees complain about why they go down. Because if you don’t go down, you don’t call it. Then it’s like, no, you are all the time going down,” said Iraola. “But I think…