Pardew’s fury at ‘ dive’

ALAN PARDEW accused Liverpool striker Christian Benteke of diving after the Belgian won the injury- time penalty that shattered Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. Benteke angered the Palace boss as he went down under the slightest of challenges from Damien Delaney, then picked himself up to score from the spot for a 2- 1 victory to keep alive 10- man Liverpool’s hopes of Champions League football.

It left Palace without a win in 2016 and a fuming Pardew said: “That touch doesn’t warrant the dive Benteke makes and it’s the