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'Doucoure wanted to provoke our fans' - Van Dijk on derby chaos

Virgil van Dijk accused Everton's Abdoulaye Doucoure of provoking Liverpool fans after a fiery Merseyside derby descended into chaos following James Tarkowski's late equaliser.

The Reds were leading 2-1 and heading nine points clear at the top of the Premier League before Tarkowski struck in the eighth minute of stoppage time to provide a dramatic, memorable ending to the last derby at Goodison Park.

Doucoure was then seen celebrating in front of the Liverpool fans, prompting a shove from Curtis Jones and a mass confrontation between players from both sides.

Both Doucoure and Jones were sent off for second yellow cards by referee Michael Oliver, while Reds boss Arne Slot and his assistant Sipke Hulshoff also saw red.