Frank Lampard has refuted suggestions that Anthony Gordon goes down too easily after the Everton youngster went to ground twice in the Liverpool penalty area but was denied a spot-kick on both occasions, being shown the yellow card for simulation after the first incident.
Lampard declared straight after the game at Anfield that he felt the second claim would have been given if it had been a challenge on Mohamed Salah at the other end and Everton wrote to the PGMOL (Professional Game Match Officials Limited, the group responsible for improving refereeing standards) to ask why they weren’t awarded a penalty.
Asked if he thought that Gordon goes down too easily, the Blues boss said: “I don’t think that’s the case, I think Anthony’s booking was the first of his senior career for simulation, someone will check me on that maybe but I know that’s what I’ve been told.
