England boss Gareth Southgate has revealed details of a phone call he had with Jordan Pickford after seeing him collide with Virgil van Dijk in the Premier League.
Pickford escaped a red card after a flying late tackle on Van Dijk during Everton's 2-2 draw against Liverpool in the Merseyside derby on October 17.
The Football Association also decided against taking any retrospective action against the 26-year-old for the dangerous challenge, which left the Reds' talismanic centre-back requiring surgery on a cruciate knee ligament injury.
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Pickford's form between the sticks for the Toffees has been erratic since then, and he was dropped by head coach Carlo Ancelotti for the team's last outing at Newcastle, with Roma loanee Robin Olsen stepping in during the 2-1 defeat.