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George Flood

Liverpool: Virgil van Dijk aims Everton dig and accuses Abdoulaye Doucoure of 'provoking' fans

Frustration: Virgil van Dijk speaks to referee Michael Oliver after wild scenes following the final Merseyside derby at Goodison Park - (Getty Images)

Frustrated Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk took aim at Everton and referee Michael Oliver after a truly chaotic finish to Wednesday night’s pulsating Merseyside derby clash, while he accused Abdoulaye Doucoure of trying to provoke the travelling fans.

Mohamed Salah’s effort 17 minutes from time in the final-ever showdown to be held between the local rivals at Goodison Park, that came after Alexis Mac Allister’s header had earlier quickly cancelled out a strike from Beto, looked to have the Premier League leaders on course for a valuable hard-fought victory in their game in hand that would see them move nine points clear of nearest title rivals Arsenal with 14 matches left to play this season.

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