Everton captain James Tarkowski has opened up on his horror tackle on Liverpool's Alexis Mac Allister, that saw him surprisingly avoid being sent off.
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Tarkowski not sent off for horror tackleCaught Mac Allister in studs-up challengeTarkowski apologizes for his 'not great' tackleFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
Liverpool got a crucial 1-0 win over Everton on Wednesday evening at Anfield as they continue their trudge towards the Premier League title. While it was a day to celebrate for the Reds, having beaten their Merseyside rivals, fans and support staff were clearly miffed with referee Samuel Barrott for not having sent off Toffees captain Tarkowski for his horror tackle on Mac Allister early in the first half.
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In minute 11 of the heated clash between Liverpool and Everton, Mac Allister looked to progress play for Arne Slot's side as they looked for an early opener. However, the move was ended by Tarkowski, who slid in to halt the Argentine's progress with a studs-up knee-high challenge. It looked like a certain red card for the Toffees' captain, but referee Barrott decided to caution the centre-back, much to Liverpool's dismay. Tarkowski has now agreed that his tackle on Mac Allister was 'not a great one. '
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Speaking to the media, Tarkowski said: "It's not a great challenge. I spoke to him and I apologised because it's not a great tackle. When the ball fell between us, I thought he was just going to come and I was expecting a big old-school 50-50 tackle but he just pulled out the tackle and as I lunged in I followed through and caught him pretty high so I've apologised to him and he's accepted it. Yeah, not a great one from me."
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The Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) has already apologized for the mistake in not sending Tarkowski off for his tackle. Slot has also praised the PGMOL for taking responsibility immediately. He said: “I think it’s always good if they think they made a mistake they acknowledge that and we know mistakes are made by us, players, referees. So many pundits who aren’t Liverpool fans were all clear about it too so it is good they [said that].”
