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Jordan Pickford Allegedly Snubbed By Virgil van Dijk And Told To 'Go Away' After Awful Tackle

Jordan Pickford Allegedly Snubbed By Virgil van Dijk And Told To 'Go Away' After Awful Tackle

Van Dijk apparently reacted angrily to Pickford's tackle.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

Virgil van Dijk allegedly snubbed Jordan Pickford's apology following his horror tackle during the Merseyside derby.

Van Dijk was forced off the pitch just minutes into Saturday's Premier League clash after an awful challenge by Pickford.

The Everton keeper smashed into the Liverpool defender with a scissors motion tackle.

And according to Liverpool Echo, Pickford tried to say sorry to Van Dijk who dismissed his apology then uttered: "No."

Sadio Mane then arrived at the scene of the injury and told Pickford to 'go away' because his help was not wanted.

Image: PA
Image: PA
Image: PA
Image: PA

Van Dijk was replaced by Joe Gomez as his side went onto draw 2-2 at Everton.

The Dutchman left a local hospital on crutches with reports emerging that he could be out for the rest of the season.

On beIN SPORTS, Richard Keys said: "The information that we are receiving is that he has done his anterior cruciate ligament.

"If that is the case, well I say he's done, in that incident with Jordan Pickford, he will be out for 7-8 months if that is the case."

Image: PA
Image: PA

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp issued a worrying update following the result.

"Virgil played I don't know how many games in a row, he plays with pain, but he couldn't play on," he said. "That's not good."

He also believes that his side should have been awarded a penalty for Pickford's tackle on Van Dijk.

"It was a clear penalty I saw and then we saw the flag went up. I thought they would still look at the foul but that didn't happen," he added.

"I don't want to say Jordan Pickford wanted to do it but it is not a challenge a goalie can do in the box."

Featured Image Credit: BT Sport/PA

Topics: Liverpool, Football News, Football, Premier League, Jordan Pickford, Everton, Virgil Van Dijk

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado, and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Darren Till, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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