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Stephen Killen & Keifer MacDonald

'He winds me up' - Richarlison triggers fresh Jamie Carragher criticism as 'Everton fans' claim made

Sky Sports commentator Jamie Carragher once again voiced his frustrations at Richarlison for his delayed theatrics to tackles during Tottenham's 2-0 victory over Nottingham Forest on Super Sunday.

Two goals, and a missed penalty, from captain Harry Kane was enough for Antonio Conte's side to pick up their third win of the new season, as they continued their impressive start to the campaign and moved up to third place in the Premier League table.

Richarlison, who made the move to White Hart Lane from Everton this summer for an initial fee of £50m, endured an eye-catching cameo as he provided an outstanding outside-of the-boot assist for Kane to nod home and grab his second of the game deep into the second half.

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However, the Brazilian's cameo would not have been complete without an ounce of controversy, which occurred as he took a swipe at Forest by juggling the ball while on the attack. It was a piece of showboating which clearly angered those in red as Brennan Johnson and Neco Williams immediately left one on the Tottenham man, with the former receiving a yellow card for a rash challenge.

But it wasn't just the Forest pair who were left angered by Richarlison's antics, with Carragher - who was on co-commentary duty for the fixture - voicing his displeasure at what he had seen at the City Ground.

"What’s he doing?" yelled Carragher on commentary as Richarlison juggled the ball. "He’s taken the game away from Nottingham Forest, the games won. He just winds people up that lad, he winds me up. You’re not condoning that, big Premier League game passions are high and then someone starts taking the mick."

Earlier in the game, Richarlison was in the headlines again as his delayed reaction to Harry Toffolo's tackle had Carragher questioning why the Brazilian takes so long to go to ground, an issue he had previously highlighted during the forward's time at former club Everton.

"Ahh honestly. I’m not getting in trouble with the Tottenham fans as well as the Everton fans. He looked like he had been caught between his legs and we know it can be painful but it was so long until he went down. Ohh what am I going to do with him?"

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