The agent of Liverpool striker David Ngog insists the youngster is no diver after his controversial penalty won against Birmingham City.

Ngog, 21, was branded a conman after an outrageous dive earned the Kop outfit a penalty in Monday's 2-2 draw with Birmingham.

But his agent Bruno Satin said: "He wouldn't try and con the ref.

"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."