Virgil van Dijk was forced off the pitch after sustaining a suspected leg injury following a horrific tackle from Jordan Pickford.
The Everton keeper clattered into the Liverpool defender in the early stages during the Merseyside derby.
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Pickford clumsily tackled Van Dijk who had to be substituted.
The England international did NOT receive a card due to Van Dijk being offside.
Needless to say, the incident involving Pickford and Van Dijk sent social media wild.
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One Twitter user wrote: "I don't even understand the rules of football anymore how can that not be a red card?"
A second tweeted: "Kick/punch an opponent and get away with it cause it was offside... some of these rules."
A third added: "Even if Van Dijk is offside, does that give Pickford a licence to chop Van Dijk?"
Joe Gomez replaced the injured Van Dijk with the Reds then conceding a goal after taking the lead through Sadio Mane.
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