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Gary Neville: Marcus Rashford must not do this after Swansea 'dive'
GARY NEVILLE has hit back at critics of Marcus Rashford after an alleged dive against Swansea.
'Rashford dived!': BBC pundit blasts 'poor' decision
Manchester United were given a penalty in first half stoppage time after Rashford went to ground after contact with Swansea goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski.
The away side were furious with the decision and after the match Swans boss Paul Clement said Rashford "deceived" referee Neil Swarbrick.
"You want players to be honest and give their best and play hard, but not to do those kind of things," said Clement.
"Having seen it again, the player deceives the referee. It's clear.
"It's not even falling into the challenge. The fall is before the tackle so the referee was deceived."
United boss Jose Mourinho defended Rashford and claimed the player told him he had been touched.
Manchester United's Marcus Rashford is fouled by Swansea City goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski
And Neville has lent his support to the the 19-year-old.
Replying to a story about Rashford, the former United defender tweeted: "He doesn't need to justify himself for winning his team a penalty!"
And when told that Rashford should "admit his mistake", Neville added: "No he shouldn't."
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