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Watford striker Troy Deeney has revealed one of the ­sneakiest tricks in football – he has had his testicles FLICKED by opponents.

The Hornets captain revealed that Leicester City defender Wes Morgan is one of five players who have got up close and personal during games.

Amazingly, Deeney admitted he found the agonising off-the-ball incidents hilarious.

Deeney said: “The funniest thing an opponent has ever done to me is to flick me in the nuts.

“It’s painful as well, but it is quite funny.”

Deeney had a narrow escape yesterday, as Morgan was out with a back injury for Watford’s game against Leicester at the Foxes’ King Power Stadium.

Unaware of Morgan’s injury, Deeney admitted just before the game: “About five players have flicked me in the nuts. Wes ­Morgan was one of them and I’m playing against him on Saturday. I’m expecting it to be done again.”

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The Watford frontman, who has scored 10 goals this season, added that he was more likely to get physical abuse than verbal insults from ­opposition defenders.

Deeney, 28, said: “Opponents don’t say much to me. It’s usually me that does all the talking.”

But the striker certainly did the talking when he bizarrely called Liverpool veteran Lucas Leiva “a helmet” for diving against the Hornets during last week’s clash.

Liverpool won 1-0 at Watford’s Vicarage Road ground last ­Monday, but midfielder Leiva, 30, was booked for throwing himself to the ground during the victory.

Asked what one rule change he would like to see introduced into football in a video interview with @footballerslives, Deeney said he wanted to see tougher penalties for diving.

He fumed: “I can’t stand divers. I was brought up ­differently.

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“If you get whacked, you’re ­supposed to get up and get on with it.”

Leiva was booked by referee Craig Pawson for hurling himself to the ground after running into Watford midfielder Tom Cleverley.

He was widely mocked for the ­obvious dive in the televised clash.

Recalling the incident, Deeney added: “Lucas got booked for ­diving. No one touched him, and I thought it was embarrassing.”

Deeney was being filmed by @footballerslives in a Toy Story-themed feature, which saw him build a Mr Potato Head toy.

Questions related to each part of the cartoon character.

Laughing as he placed a helmet on the toy, Deeney continued his attack on Leiva by adding: ­“Funnily enough, that question leads into this one: helmet.”