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Ex-ref Gallagher: Man Utd winger James did not dive

Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher says Manchester United winger Daniel James should not have been booked for diving in victory over Leeds.

The decision angered United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer afterwards.

And Gallagher believes James should not have been booked, telling Sky Sports: "Well, it's outside the penalty area so it wouldn't have been a penalty.

“What I would say is sometimes you close your options. If you don't give a penalty you give a dive.

“I think there was a third option and that's to let the game play on. It's not a penalty but it's definitely not a dive."

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