Blackburn Rovers winger Morten Gamst Pedersen insists he did not dive during their defeat at Manchester United.

Pedersen's penalty claims were waved away after he went down in a challenge from United fullback Rafael da Silva.

"You don't want to go down at Old Trafford, you want to try and score a goal," said Pedersen.

"Rafael got his arms round my shoulder - that's the key thing. I had a great opportunity to score."