Amadou Onana

Everton boss Frank Lampard believes Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk should have been sent off during Saturday's eventful Merseyside derby stalemate.

“I haven’t been asked about it much by the media. It doesn’t matter now, but for me it was a red card and of course that changes the face of the last 20 minutes.” “If you look at the moment that he connects with Amadou up on his shin and Amadou’s foot is on the ground, then I’m surprised that it hasn’t gone to the VAR and the referee hasn’t gone to look at it and make what I think was the correct decision.

Amadou Onana was evidently still struggling to comprehend how Virgil van Dijk managed to evade a sending-off after being on the business end of the ...

[Amadou Onana’s Instagram account](https://www.instagram.com/its_onana/): The Everton man posted a screenshot of the contentious challenge on his Instagram story, challenging the VAR operators at Stockley Park over their apparent failure to intervene with the right call. To be completely fair to the Belgian, it’s one the Dutchman definitely got away with on this occasion – indeed, we’ve seen similar tackles on Liverpool players go somewhat unpunished, so we can more than understand his annoyance with the call.

Everton boss Frank Lampard insisted Virgil van Dijk should have been sent off for a dangerous tackle on Amadou Onana in the goalless Merseyside derby.

I thought his work ethic was great.' 'I thought that was a great shift. Everton have identified the suspected culprit who could now face a stadium ban. Carvalho, 20, was taken off at half-time and Klopp confirmed afterwards: 'He took a bad knock. Frank Lampard says Virgil Van Dijk SHOULD have been sent off in Merseyside derby for challenge on Everton's Amadou Onana... He will just get better and better,' said Lampard of his new striker. 'We are now waiting to see how quickly that will settle. You can feel he will get in positions to score. The muscles swells up and there is no space. Virgil was fortunate, absolutely.' 'A glass bottle would have been really dangerous.' [Everton](/sport/teampages/everton.html) boss [Frank Lampard](/sport/frank-lampard/index.html) insisted [Virgil van Dijk](/sport/virgil-van-dijk/index.html) should have been sent off for a dangerous tackle on Amadou Onana in the goalless Merseyside derby.

EVERTON fans were left fuming after Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk avoided being sent off for a horror challenge during the Merseyside Derby.With.

"Virgil van Dijk’s foot actually slipped down the shin and the force ended up on the top of the foot which is a yellow card." He told BT Sport: "If the force is used against the shin that could well elevate to a red card. While a fourth questioned VAR, arguing: "So how was Van Dijk allowed to stay on the pitch? A third said: "Van Dijk should’ve been sent off as well another ridiculous decision from Anthony Taylor who produced one of the worst refereeing performances I’ve ever seen today." One wrote: "Still don’t understand how Van Dijk wasn’t given a red for that tackle." EVERTON fans were left fuming after Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk avoided being sent off for a horror challenge during the Merseyside Derby.

Virgil van Dijk was shown a yellow card by referee Anthony Taylor after catching Everton midfielder Amadou Onana with his studs shortly after Conor Coady ...

We had the last chance which was a massive one so we could absolutely have won but Ali had to make two incredible saves and they had a goal disallowed by a small offside. There are not a lot of derbies I'd look back in the future as they've typically not been good games of football. "It was intense, like always, and we were ready to fight after a super intense game on Wednesday [against Newcastle]. For the second time in a week, we end up a few centimetres away from three points. I know he will score in these moments in the future. Lampard said: "I thought it was a great game and a great performance. We had been as comfortable as you could possibly be against Liverpool up to that point in the first half. He did it for us in the back end of last season. For me, it was a red card and of course that changes the face of the last 20 minutes or so. Then in stoppage time Pickford made a superb save to push Mo Salah's shot onto the upright. If you look at the moment he connects with Amadou up on his shin and Amadou's foot is on the ground, then I'm surprised it's not gone to VAR. "There were some things said last season that were negative about my players and decisions we got the wrong end of.

The Liverpool defender was guilty of a late challenge on Everton midfielder Amadou Onana that saw him pick up a yellow card from referee Anthony Taylor at ...

[HAVE YOUR SAY!](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/liverpool-vandijk-tackle-everton-onana-27900255#comments-wrapper) Should Van Dijk have been sent off for his challenge on Onana? "I was surprised the ref wasn't asked to look at it. Speaking to BT Sport, Walton claimed: “The threshold on that one if there’s any force used against the foot it’s a yellow card. [Manchester City](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/manchester-city-fc) and six points behind league leaders [Arsenal.](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/arsenal-fc) Referee Anthony Taylor deemed the tackle only worthy of a yellow card rather than a red, and former [BBC](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/bbc) Match of the Day. The Dutchman caught Everton new-boy Amadou Onana on the shin with his studs as a result of a particularly clumsy challenge mid-way through the second-half. Comment [below](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/liverpool-vandijk-tackle-everton-onana-27900255#comments-wrapper) For me, it was a red card," Lampard told reporters after the game. A fiercely contested battle, the fixture ended up with [Liverpool](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-fc) defender Van Dijk that left fans and pundits alike talking after the game. [Virgil van Dijk](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/virgil-van-dijk) was considered fortunate by many to stay on the pitch during [Liverpool's](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-fc) Merseyside derby clash away at [Everton](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/everton-fc) on Saturday afternoon.

Amadou Onana felt the force of a heavy challenge from Virgil van Dijk during Saturday's goalless Merseyside derby.

This was the midfielder's fifth Premier League appearance for the Blues, since making a £34million switch from Lille in August. Shortly after full-time, Onana took to social media to share his thoughts on the tackle he had endured at the hands of Van Dijk. Television replays showed that the Belgian international had been caught by Van Dijk's planted foot above the ankle, but although referee Anthony Taylor gave a foul and brandished a yellow card, the incident was not referred for a pitch side VAR review. READ MORE: READ NEXT VAR."

Virgil van Dijk was booked for his tackle on Amadou Onana during Liverpool vs. Everton.

[September 3, 2022]