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Arsene Wenger claims English players are now the "masters" of diving. Simulation has been in the headlines this week following Dele Alli's booking for diving as Tottenham drew at Liverpool on Sunday. Wenger made the remarks ahead of this weekend's north London derby against Spurs and after Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino said diving was a "minimal issue" within the sport. Arsenal manager Wenger has already escaped the wrath of the Football Association on the subject this season after claiming Raheem Sterling "dives well" following a 3-1 defeat at Manchester City in November. Pochettino said on Tuesday that 'tricking' an opponent was now part of the game but, while he believes he knows what the Argentinian was getting at, Wenger went on to point the finger at home-grown players. "I am convinced that he wanted to say that tricking your opponent is to say that you have to be clever," he said when asked about Pochettino's comments. "How far was it an apology for diving? I'm not sure at all. I don't think he would. In my personal case? No. We have to get the diving out of the game. "I remember there were tremendous cases here when foreign players did it but I must say the English...
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