Liverpool captain, Virgil Van Dijk, said referee Michael Oliver did not have control of a volatile Merseyid derby who saw Everton snatch a dramatic stop equalizer on Wednesday evening.
Beto pulled the Toffees in an early advance of a controversial free kick before Alexis Mac Allister quickly equalized. Mohamed Salah pushed visitors ahead, but a late Thunderbolt – and very debated – by James Tarkowski assured that Everton emerged with a 2-2 draw from the last Merseyside derby at Goodison Park.
Oliver whistled the final whistle shortly after the 98th minute equalizer, but conspired to distribute four red cards before finally leaving the field. Abdoulaye Doucoure celebrated feverishly in front of Liverpool outside, encouraging Curtis Jones to put himself in the back of the Everton midfielder. The two players were shown for the second yellow cards.
After a piece of mass broke out, Arne Slot and her Sipke Hulshoff assistant were sent for their protests to Oliver. Van Dijk avoided a dismissal, but expressed his own disdain for the referee in a thorny post-match interview.
“I didn’t think the referee had the match under control,” said the Dutch skipper. “The two teams had to face it. It was their final of the cup. I think the referee had a big role in the game, in terms of certain challenges, he was given as faults and similar n ‘Was not. “
The Tarkowski equalizer was examined by Var during an age, because the officials of Stockley Park meticulously checked if there were offside or faults in the accumulation of a categorical swat of the right boot of the defender. In the end, the decision to award the objective was verified and confirmed by Var.
Van Dijk continued: “I think Abdoulaye Doucoure wanted to provoke our fans. I think that’s what I saw and Curtis Jones did not think it was the right thing to do. And then you know this which happens if there is a little fight. “
Everton’s boss, David Moyes, has not surprised a softer view of the procedures without surprise – even if he was bored to lose his midfielder of first choice in suspension. “It was Mayhem All Game, a bit of an old -fashioned return,” said shoulders. “The song after the match is not really what we should talk about. I am disappointed that Doucoure has a red because we are short of players like what. But the place was bubbling all night.”
Moyes added maliciously: “The piece of to-on and frottish at the end probably added to the entertainment of the night.”
