Virgil van Dijk accuses Everton's Abdoulaye Doucoure of provoking Liverpool fans after a fiery Merseyside derby descends into chaos following James Tarkowski's late equaliser.
Virgil van Dijk accused Everton's Abdoulaye Doucoure of provoking Liverpool fans after a fiery Merseyside derby descended into chaos following James Tarkowski's late equaliser.in the eighth minute of stoppage time to provide a dramatic, memorable ending to the last derby at Goodison Park.
"We saw how they celebrated the goal, they have all the right to," Reds captain Van Dijk told TNT Sports. "I think the referee had a big part in the game, in terms of certain challenges were given as fouls and similar weren't.
The drama was not over, however, as Liverpool boss Slot and his assistant Hulshoff were shown straight red cards after trying to make their feelings known to the officials. Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand added: "Going against opposition fans I don't think is wrong. The difference is when it is a local derby, you don't like them but there is a respect and you know there is a torch paper that will be lit.
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