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'Total piece of sh*t!' - Fans left fuming after Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk escapes red card for elbow on Richarlison in Carabao Cup clash with Tottenham

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<p>In the third minute of this Carabao Cup semi-final second leg at Anfield on Thursday, Reds captain Van Dijk made contact with Richarlison's neck - with the Brazilian dramatically falling to the floor. The 33-year-old received no card for his actions - with some supporters saying Liverpool's players are "wrapped in cotton wool" by the officials.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p><a href="https://x.com/MKTIRB">@MKTIRB</a> posted: "Van Dijk knows exactly what he’s doing, it happens far too often for this to be an accident. By my count that’s his 4th this season. Total piece of shit."</p><p>@CraigBComedy wrote on X: "You’re a fool if you think they will ever review a challenge from Virgil Van Dijk and send him off. Liverpool players are wrapped in cotton wool by the PGMOL ever since that Diaz offside.. #LIVTOT."</p><p>@walla81 put: "3rd time this season Van Dijk has ‘accidentally’ elbowed or smashed someone in the face."</p><p>@TI_Voice tweeted: "How did Virgil Van Dijk get away with that."</p><p>@lynnehall commented: "Said that as soon as it happened! Blatant elbow by Van Dijk &amp; not even a yellow! Any @ManUtd player doing that is off! And they pretend there’s no bias. 🙄."</p><p>@JM1991_ added: "And there it is, inside a hundred seconds. Anyone other than van Dijk playing for any other club in the country gets a red there. Spurs should just walk off the pitch now, the officials aren’t going to allow them to get through."</p>

WHAT THE FANS ARE SAYING

<p>Tottenham may feel particularly aggrieved by that decision as at the time of writing, Liverpool are 2-1 up on aggregate and are on course to reach the Carabao Cup final. It could have been very different if Van Dijk had been dismissed early on in the contest.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>The winner of this cup contest will face Newcastle United in the final at Wembley after they beat Arsenal 4-0 on aggregate.</p>

WHAT NEXT?

'Liverpool players wrapped in cotton wool!' - Fans left fuming after Virgil van Dijk escapes red card for elbow on Richarlison in Carabao Cup clash with Tottenham | Goal.com

Football fans have been left fuming after Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk escaped a red card for an apparent elbow on Tottenham ace Richarlison.

&apos;Total piece of sh*t!&apos; - Fans left fuming after Liverpool&apos;s Virgil van Dijk escapes red card for elbow on Richarlison in Carabao Cup clash with Tottenham

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