After winning Liverpool a penalty against Chelsea in their 2-1 victory at Anfield, Curtis Jones insisted he “never dives”.
The Liverpool academy product scored in a 1-0 home victory over Chelsea on Sunday after winning his team a penalty that Mohamed Salah converted. The 23-year-old expressed his relief at making the scoresheet and thought referee John Brooks was correct to point to the spot following a challenge by Levi Colwill.
“I never dive,” he said to Sky Sports. I went down after feeling the contact, and it was a penalty.”
Regarding his objective, Jones continued, “There have been occasions when I have entered the box and finished for the first time. I made the run as soon as Mo [Salah] got the ball, but it bounced, so I had to touch it before it fortunately went in.”
Jones’ performance played a major role in Liverpool’s victory and their continued dominance of the Premier League. Although he has had difficulty securing a regular position in the Reds’ starting lineup, efforts such as these will undoubtedly aid him in his quest for that objective.
Jones’ Liverpool squad will enjoy a week off from the Premier League when they play their third Champions League game of the season on Wednesday night against RB Leipzig.
