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None of it matters. There was contact on both occasions. Whether they were dives or not became irrelevant 10 years ago when we started accepting being blown over as a foul and looking for the tiniest points of contact. It became such a norm that the great Sir Alex started ignoring it as Ashley Young progressed into being the most prolific diver in world football.. Fancy that, Ashley Young not fitting the foreign diving agenda.

The ship for not wanting this kind of foul baiting and diving in the game sailed a long time ago. It isn't even worth discussing anymore. By their own laws, there should be a penalty/free kick awarded for literally every single corner taken due to the amount of pulling and pushing, wrapping their arms around. Once every blue moon a referee will inexplicably award a penalty citing said issues and throws the game into further confusion.

Regardless. Cristiano Ronaldo is in my own opinion the greatest complete player to ever have played the game. Its been a privilege to have had the chance to see this lad from start to finish.