The final Merseyside Derby of the season certainly didn’t lack any controversy, as both sides will feel frustrated with decisions made.
It was once again a fiery derby at Anfield as the history between Liverpool and Everton was there for all to see on Wednesday night.
February’s fixture at Goodison Park was no doubt a hard game to beat but once again the Derby proved to be the best fixture in the country.
Arne Slot was left impressed with Everton as the encounter certainly wasn’t a whitewash by any means with Everton having some golden chances.
Nevertheless, it was Liverpool who took home the bragging rights, but this certainly wasn’t an affair without errors, one on which James Tarkowski has spoken out on.
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James Tarkowski on Luis Diaz incident which affected Everton
It’s a bit ironic for Tarkowski to talk about errors after his poorly timed challenge on Alexis Mac Allister.
In what was a decision which caused uproar, Tarkowski’s tackle was deemed ‘reckless’, but the centre-back avoided a red card.
But the defender shifted the focus on Liverpool’s goal, as in the build-up, Luis Diaz could be seen in an offside position.
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VAR checked and cleared, which left Tarkowski scratching his head in a post-match interview.
“I was unaware he [Diaz] was offside, so he’s made me lunge for the ball. He’s affected my decision,” Tarkowski said.
“For some reason, whatever that may be, they decided to give them a goal, which is bizarre.”
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With these two errors both involving the Everton centre-back, it will be interesting to see how these decisions are treated further down the line.
Experienced referee Mark Clattenburg said Liverpool’s goal was offside, as the verdict seems to be pointing more of the way to Everton’s side of the story.
Well, the PGMOL haven’t revealed whether they made a mistake just yet, but have done with Tarkowski’s ‘reckless’ tackle.
The Times first revealed that the PGMOL made a mistake with Tarkowski’s tackle and believed he should have been red-carded.
Although Evertonians might agree with this verdict, both the fanbase and David Moyes will want answers on why Diaz’s goal stood.