Liverpool's Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk (C) is booked for this foul on Everton's Senegalese-born Belgian midfielder Amadou Onana (L) during the English Premier League football match between Everton and Liverpool at Goodison Park in Liverpool, north west England on September 3, 2022. - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)
Amadou Onana was evidently still struggling to comprehend how Virgil van Dijk managed to evade a sending-off after being on the business end of the Dutchman’s studs.
The Everton man posted a screenshot of the contentious challenge on his Instagram story, challenging the VAR operators at Stockley Park over their apparent failure to intervene with the right call.
To be completely fair to the Belgian, it’s one the Dutchman definitely got away with on this occasion – indeed, we’ve seen similar tackles on Liverpool players go somewhat unpunished, so we can more than understand his annoyance with the call.
You can catch the post in question below, courtesy of @EvertonNewsFeed and Amadou Onana’s Instagram account:
