Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk admitted Ibrahima Konate was sent off in the 10-man Merseyside side’s 2-0 derby win over Everton.
Mohamed Salah made it two later in the second half after Ashley Young was sent off for a second booking before the break, but the hosts were delighted when referee Craig Pawson ruled Konate’s replacement Beto still deserved a yellow Jurgen Klopp’s decision to substitute the France international immediately to avoid a fifth red card was an admission of guilt and Van Dijk believes he has achieved some success with the referee after a number of decisions have gone against them this season .”Undoubtedly. He (Pawson) could have done that, but he didn’t.
We were a little lucky. So what can I say? It’s nothing else,” said the Netherlands captain, who was shown a red card against Newcastle in August. Liverpool could have had Alexis McAllister’s dismissal at home to Bournemouth overturned on appeal, but a controversial defeat was ruled out after Diogo Jota and Curtis Jones blocked Luis Diaz’s fine opener at Tottenham and VAR officials a big mistake suffered.
For a while, the club appeared to be in an ongoing battle with the Premier Game Match Officials Ltd for this match, which raised a lot of questions about their refereeing standards and some of their overall decisions. Van Dijk believes Liverpool’s patience is paying off.In particular, the yellow card limit appears to have been reduced during this period due to wasted time and protests.
According to Van Dijk, the players tried to prevent the substance from spilling onto the pitch. There were several occasions, including Young’s second yellow card during the win over Everton, and the Liverpool captain waited for VAR to overrule Pawson’s decision to dismiss Michael Keane for a handball when his expelled teammates. official.”I think fights and things like that should be judged by the referee,” said the Dutchman. “Once the decision was made, we wanted to avoid the referee and shout ‘Referee, this is a yellow’ or get a yellow card for sure.””This is something that affects us and we must avoid it.
“We did very well, especially considering the circumstances.”Young’s sending off made things difficult for Everton, but they fell behind after a solo shot on goal just a minute into the game.A strong defensive effort and poor execution in the final third kept the game goalless, but a through ball from Keane allowed Salah to score his 200th league goal from the spot and Darwin scored his second in overtime after a Nunes fast break. “It was the game we were looking forward to. The red card changed things a bit, but we had a game plan and we had to be very patient,” Van Dijk said. “When you’re 1-0 down in this game, the whole dynamic of the game changes.”A fourth successive home win lifted Liverpool into the top four and they were further boosted by keeping a second clean sheet in the Premier League.”Obviously it’s still early in the season but there are very positive signs.
I’m very happy that we kept a clean sheet, won very comfortably and didn’t miss many chances,” van Dijk said. “However, we must not panic. Regardless of what happens in the game, we must stay calm and go 1-0 or 0-0 down in the last minutes and chase a winner.”That’s the sign of a great team because we have players who can make the difference.”Mo Salai replaced him.Mohamed Salah scored a brace to extend the Reds’ advantage in the derby
