West Ham boss David Moyes defended Manuel Lanzini against diving accusations during victory over Stoke City.
The key moment came 19 minutes into the Premier League clash at the bet365 Stadium, with West Ham breaking as Lanzini rode three Stoke challenges before going down in the box.
Stoke boss Mark Hughes snapped: “I've seen it again. The guy's dived. He's drawn the challenge. He's a clever player. It was clearly a dive and the ref's seen something that no-one else saw. All in all it was a poor sequence of events for him and for us.
"It sounds like sour grapes when you talk about people getting punished retrospectively. It doesn't help us now."
However, West Ham boss Moyes admitted that while the penalty may have been a soft decision, Lanzini's actions were the result of tiredness rather than purely an attempt at deception.
"The defender gave the referee a decision to make," he told Match of the Day. "Manuel Lanzini ran about 70 yards so I think he went over with fatigue rather than a dive. I'd be disappointed to give away a penalty like that but sometimes that's the way it goes."
