Liverpool’s Ngog is no diver says agent

Liverpool striker David Ngog’s agent has hit back at claims the French player dived to win a controversial penalty against Birmingham.

Ngog was branded a cheat by Birmingham midfielder Lee Carsley after the 21-year-old tumbled under his challenge to earn the spot-kick that Steven Gerrard converted to rescue a 2-2 draw at Anfield on Monday.

The incident prompted a deluge of criticism for Ngog but his agent Bruno Satin is adamant the player would not cheat.

“He wouldn’t try and con the ref,” Satin told The Sun. “He’s a lad with very good education, correct and polite. He doesn’t look for these things. He’s never had a problem of this type before in his career.

“Maybe he fell down because he was worried about being injured. At times players make very hard challenges in England. They allow a lot of things to defenders in the Premier League. At times it’s really on the limit.

“Sometimes there are challenges that can assassinate you. A defender could get five matches for throwing his shirt and the player who broke the leg of Eduardo only had a three-game suspension.

“Did the defender put the safety of the player in danger? You have to look at things in a more reasonable proportion.”