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Frank Lampard thinks Virgil Van Dijk SHOULD have been sent off in Merseyside derby for challenge on Everton's Amadou Onana... as fans take to Twitter to express confusion with the Liverpool defender only receiving a yellow

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.

Van Dijk caught Onana with a late, high challenge in the second half but after referee Anthony Taylor booked the Liverpool defender, VAR decided not to recommend the official looked at a replay.

Lampard strongly disagreed; ‘I love Virgil van Dijk, as a player he is fantastic but sometimes you mistime tackles and they are bad.

'He caught Onana on the shin when my player’s foot was on the ground and I am surprised it hasn’t gone to VAR.