Virgil van Dijk could have received some unlikely favour from Evertonians with what he’s simply performed to Anthony Gordon.
Gordon is, in fact, a fairly unpopular determine on each side of the Merseyside divide having left Liverpool‘s rivals Everton to hitch Newcastle United in January 2023.
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Newcastle hosted Liverpool in a key Premier League conflict on Wednesday night time, with Gordon undoubtedly one of many key dangermen for the house aspect.
However Van Dijk was clearly eager to provide the England worldwide a reminder of their former Merseyside rivalry, completely clattering Gordon within the thirty eighth minute:
“Gordon ought to’ve given him no likelihood in any respect!”
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In all honesty, Van Dijk’s brutal bodycheck fairly probably ought to have been punished with a penalty. Nonetheless, you may simply see how he fooled the referee together with his informal strategy.
However, it’s a type of uncommon moments that can see followers of each Liverpool and Everton come collectively for amusing.
Anthony Gordon hits again at Van Dijk with a objective
Newcastle ahead Anthony Gordon scores towards Liverpool. (Picture by Stu Forster/Getty Pictures)
Sadly for Van Dijk, he didn’t fairly get the final snigger with Gordon breaking behind the Liverpool defence and ending to place Newcastle 2-1 up within the 62nd minute.
Liverpool did, in fact, hit again with two objectives in quarter-hour from Mohamed Salah to retake the lead. Nonetheless, Gordon now has two objectives and an help in his final three appearances towards Liverpool and appears to be selecting up some type towards his previous rivals — even when he’s but to beat them in eight profession conferences.
“To be truthful, it was one contact too many from Anthony Gordon however he simply will get it previous Caoimhin Kelleher. He’ll delighted with that,” former Everton winger Pat Nevin advised BBC Radio 5 Dwell of the objective.
Even higher for Gordon, he watched Fabian Schar rating late to provide Newcastle a memorable 3-3 draw.