Everton ’s Richarlison has spoken out on his clash with Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk 18 months ago which sparked a five-minute fight.
The two rivals squared up in the crunch Merseyside derby at Anfield in December 2018.Liverpool were desperate to beat their neighbours in order to maintain their charge for the Premier League title alongside eventual champions Manchester City.Everton, meanwhile, were keen to dent the Reds’ hopes and Brazilian forward Richarlison had a cheeky tactic to get the opposition riled up.Richarlison has revealed he intentionally ignited the conflict in order to waste time in the match, with the score still 0-0 at the time.Ultimately, a blunder from goalkeeper Jordan Pickford in stoppage time led to a freak winner from.
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