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title: "Emery hits back at Dyche diving comments"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Elliott Cuff"
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published: "2018-12-22T17:00:24Z"
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# Emery hits back at Dyche diving comments

Unai Emery has hit back at Sean Dyche, refuting the Burnley managers comments that Arsenal players dived during the Clarets’ 3-1 defeat at the Emirates.

A late Alex Iwobi goal and a Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang brace was enough to see the Gunners comfortably beat Burnley in Saturday’s early kick-off, with Ashley Barnes scoring what eventually proved to be nothing more than a consolation goal shortly after the hour mark.

Arsenal’s win was their first in three, reigniting Emery’s charge for a top four spot, with the London side in touching distance of rivals Chelsea and Tottenham.

![Shaun Botterill/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1074421406.jpg)

Tempers flared in the game however, with Emery and Dyche sharing a heated exchange after the final whistle, with the Englishman unhappy about what he perceived to be diving from the Arsenal players.

And responding to Dyche’s comments, as quoted by [TEAMtalk](https://www.teamtalk.com/news/unai-emery-hits-back-at-dyche-over-claims-arsenal-players-dived), Emery said:

> No. I don’t agree. I think the most important thing is our victory. The things that happen on the pitch between the players and us is our moments.

> I think we need to have respect for the referee and for us.

> They are an aggressive team with a characteristic that is clear is the game plan. But we have respect and we need to adapt in the game plan to the long ball.

> They are more physical than us, that is normal.