"The whole penalty thing ... it used to get me really annoyed but everyone just jumps on the bandwagon," Zaha told Palace's website. https://www.cpfc.co.uk
"I don't really buy into it but I read stuff on Twitter and think half of you lot don't even watch me play but you come online saying: 'He's a diver.'
"... At the pace I'm running, trying to get the ball, the slightest touch could trip me over. You don't have to literally push me over. That's what people don't understand. But unless you're able to run that fast, you'll never understand."
The Football Association cleared Zaha of diving against City, and also in incidents that saw two penalties awarded for fouls on him in a league game with Bournemouth in December.
Palace play Brighton and Hove Albion in the league on Saturday.
(Reporting by Aditi Prakash in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
