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Unai Emery Responds to Sean Dyche After Arsenal Accused of 'Diving' vs. Burnley

Unai Emery has rejected Burnley boss Sean Dyche's accusation that Arsenal players dived during the Gunners' 3-1 win over the Clarets in the Premier League at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday.

Speaking to Sky Sports after the win, Emery said: "I do not agree with him. Also we can and need everybody and for the first time we are leading at half-time of a match in a Premier League. And we need the respect of a referee and we need respect between us."

Arsenal's head coach also talked about the visitors' physical approach to the game: "We expected long balls, section actions, pushes—they also have good players and their attacking players created problems for us.