Liverpool defender Jose Enrique insists his club team-mate Luis Suarez is not a diver.
The Reds striker endured a frustrating evening against Norwich on Saturday when he came close to scoring on a number of occasions, and was left frustrated when no foul was given after Marc Tierney appeared to bring down the Uruguayan when he was clean through on goal.
Enrique believes Tierney should have been sent off and responded to recent comments from Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson that Suarez goes down too easily.
"The truth is that it should have been a red card for their defender because he kicked Luis," Enrique told the Liverpool Echo.
"But I don't think what happened was down to anything that was said last week. Referees sometimes make mistakes like all of us.
"Last week, he (Ferguson) defended his team because we played them. The truth is Luis is a really dangerous player and is a really nice guy. He doesn't dive.
"Some of the Manchester United players (go down like they) dive into the swimming pool. They defend their team, we defend our team - that's normal.
"When you lose two points at home, no-one is positive but Luis did really well. He had a lot of chances and was just unlucky."
On the 1-1 draw with Norwich, Enrique added: "It was frustrating. We created a lot of chances and deserved the three points.
"In the first half we played really well but in the second half they played better than us.
"It is bad luck when you try, try and try but do not score the goals. We have to be more like we were in the first half.
"We respect Norwich and they played well, but against a team like that we have to win if we want to be in the Champions League. We have lost a lot of points like that this season.
"At home we have to win. I hope in the future we will not look back and need these points."
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