Michael Owen ‘cannot condone’ Curtis Jones’ reaction at Goodison Park (Image: Getty)
heroes Martin Keown and both agreed that Curtis Jones went over the line on Wednesday night.
midfielder Jones reacted furiously to star Abdoulaye Doucoure taunting the away fans at Goodison Park after James Tarkowski’s stunning last-minute leveller. And the melee snowballed into a mass brawl which saw referee Michael Oliver dish out four red cards.
Doucoure shushing the travelling supporters prompted Jones to sprint over and confront the Everton man, grabbing the collar of his shirt as players from both teams bundled in. The pair were each shown a second yellow card by Oliver in the aftermath.
icon Keown said in a Premier League Productions broadcast: “Curtis Jones overreacts, for me. It’s out of order.” Owen directed more blame towards Doucoure but admitted Jones should have handled it differently, saying: “Doucoure, you can’t do that. That’s dangerous. You can’t condone Curtis Jones either.”
With Everton moving into their new stadium from the start of next season, Beto put the Toffees ahead in the last Merseyside derby ever to be played at Goodison Park. But just after a quarter of an hour, the sides were level, with Alexis Mac Allister heading in ‘s cross.
Salah struck again with 20 minutes to play, before Tarkowski volleyed in a stunner with virtually the last kick of the game to give Goodison a wild derby sign-off.
Curtis Jones was enraged by Abdoulaye Doucoure taunting the Liverpool fans (Image: Getty)
Many fans were incensed by a number of decisions made by referee Oliver. There were questions around the free-kick which led to Everton’s opener, and a possible push in Ibrahima Konate’s back before their equaliser.
Reds boss and his assistant, Sipke Holshoff, were shown straight red cards after the game, with both men then barred from conducting post-match media duties. are set to be without the pair when they host Wolves on Sunday, while Jones will also serve a one-match ban.
still hold a comfortable seven-point lead at the top of the Premier League, even though their game in hand did not go entirely to plan. And Slot will be encouraged by the fact their nearest rivals, , are battling an attacking injury crisis.
has now been ruled out for the campaign after suffering a hamstring tear on a mid-season training trip to Dubai. The German international joins fellow forwards , Gabriel Jesus and Gabriel Martinelli in the treatment room.