Everton boss Roberto Martinez has rubbished claims of Ross Barkley being a diver.
Martinez has named £60million Manchester City target Barkley in his squad for Thursday night's Europa League tie against Wolfsburg in Germany despite the player being accused of diving by Match of the Day pundit Alan Shearer in Saturday's 2-1 win against West Ham.
He insisted: "I don't think it was a dive as such. When you are a player like Ross, getting so many knocks and kicks, all he did was anticipate it and tried to get out the way.
"It wasn't as if he was trying to buy a penalty, he is not that sort of player. It was a reaction.
"When you see his legs after the game, you see the amount of treatment he gets. The whole thing has been blown out of proportion. He wasn't looking for it, he isn't that type."
