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Moment Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk escapes red card despite appearing to ELBOW Richarlison in Carabao Cup semi-final against Tottenham

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk escaped disciplinary action in the opening minutes of their Carabao Cup semi-final second leg with Tottenham, despite appearing to elbow Richarlison.

Van Dijk caught the Tottenham forward with a stray arm as they pair tussled for the ball in the second minute at Anfield.

Richarlison went to ground following the clash, with the Brazilian seen clutching his face.

After returning to his feet, Richarlison was seen confronting Van Dijk over the incident.

Referee Craig Pawson opted against taking any action against the Liverpool captain, with the VAR backing his decision not to sanction Van Dijk.