Craig: I'd give divers kick up the backside.

Byline: Euan McArthur

CRAIG LEVEIN last night blasted Arsenal bad boy Eduardo for diving to win a penalty against Celtic on Wednesday night.

The Dundee United manager branded the Croat's antics shocking and called for football chiefs to crack down on players whose cheating is missed by the man in charge.

Levein said: "If that was one of my players he'd get a boot up the backside. I just wouldn't stand for it.

"The Eduardo incident was horrible to watch. You can't blame the referee in the slightest because he can only give what he sees and from his position he would assume it was a foul.

"But when you see it on television it is shocking.

"They should fine and ban people retrospectively for that sort of behaviour and if they do it again then double it the next time. It's not that difficult.

"That's the way to eradicate it from the game because people would soon get the message."

Fierce Meanwhile, Levein is gearing up for the SPL clash against Falkirk at Tannadice tomorrow quietly content with the start they've made to the new season.

He said: "The lads have been in good form, as you would imagine because the competition for places here is fierce.

"If players are doing well they'll keep the jerseys so it's up to the ones not in the team to push them hard.

"Generally when your team is playing well you don't want to change it although there are occasions when the opposition will dictate selections. This week there certainly won't be wholesale changes."

Levein admits the Bairns are something of an unknown quantity under new boss Eddie May but will warn his side of the potential hazards they face.

He said: "We don't know what to expect from Falkirk, it takes a while to second guess with someone new. So what we've got to do is expect them to be at top form."