The Merseyside derby always seems to provide some contentious moments and it looked as if Conor Coady’s disallowed winner would be the talking point but Frank Lampard had another issue after the match.
Speaking with the media following the game, the former Chelsea man shared his thoughts on a clash between Virgil van Dijk and Amadou Onana.
The 44-year-old said: “I love Virgil van Dijk as a player. He is fantastic.
“Sometimes you mistime tackles and they look bad or are bad and he connects with Amadou [Onana] on the shin when Amadou’s foot on the ground.
“I am surprised it hasn’t gone to VAR and the referee goes to the monitor and makes the right decision. For me it was a red card and that changes the face of the last 20 minutes.”
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It was an incident that freeze frames and slow motion replays will certainly make look worse but when showed in normal time, it would have been a harsh red card.
Our No.4 was attempting to block the Everton midfielder and has certainly caught him high on the ankle, VAR seemed to agree with the referee’s decision – that it wasn’t a red.
You can view Lampard’s comments on van Dijk via @HaytersTV on Twitter:
“I love Van Dijk but it was a red card!” 😑
Frank Lampard left frustrated after the goalless Merseyside derby 😓#EVELIV pic.twitter.com/LF1ORIBCMM
— Hayters TV (@HaytersTV) September 3, 2022
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Rewind – when Pickford literally took out VVD. No free kick, no yellow card, no red card, not even a telling off by the ref. VVD out for the season. What goes around, comes around Frank.