Virgil van Dijk had strong words for referee Michael Oliver after Liverpool’s 2-2 draw with Everton, insisting the official “didn’t have the game under control.”
Oliver’s fingerprints were all over the final Merseyside derby at Goodison Park and, not for the first time this season, not in a positive way.
The referee struggled to keep up with the pace of the game and his attempts to manage the tie left both sides frustrated.
That was felt heavily by Liverpool, with Oliver awarding a soft free-kick for Everton‘s opener, denying a clear foul on Mohamed Salah when 2-1 up late on and ignoring a shove on Ibrahima Konate before James Tarkowski’s equaliser.
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