Virgil Van Dijk netted an equaliser for Liverpool at the Emirates, but Arsenal fans were furious, arguing he shouldn’t have still been on the pitch.
Bukayo Saka had opened the scoring in the intense North London showdown with a brilliant solo goal just nine minutes in, but Van Dijk restored parity ten minutes later from a Liverpool corner.
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This came after he avoided a red card five minutes into the match following a clash with Kai Havertz, as seen in a video shared by Terry Flewers on X (formerly Twitter).
Arsenal fans react as Van Dijk escapes red
The centre-back appeared to kick out at Havertz twice as the Arsenal forward went to ground, sparking frustration among Gooners when he went on to score the equaliser, as per The Sun.
Should Van Dijk have been sent off for kicking Havertz twice? pic.twitter.com/EFllHTBBRv
— Terry Flewers (@terryflewers) October 27, 2024
One fan commented, “He shouldn’t even be on the pitch, but let’s save that for later.”
Another added, “So Van Dijk equalises not long after he should have been sent off. Any other side would have seen their player off, but Livarpool get away with it. Make it make sense.”
One fumed, “Ah. Van Dijk who should’ve been sent off scores. Of course.”
Another raged, “Van Dijk should be sent off, doesn’t even go to VAR and he goes and equalises, the game is f***ing destroyed.”
Arsenal regained their lead before the break, with Mikel Merino heading home from Declan Rice’s stunning free-kick cross.
However, Liverpool equalised with a late goal from Mohamed Salah, leaving both teams to share the spoils.
The draw leaves the Gunners five points behind table leaders Manchester City and four points behind Liverpool.
