Alisson criticises Jordan Pickford for Van Dijk challenge

The fallout continues.

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson has labelled Jordan Pickford's challenge on Virgil van Dijk "unnecessary", as the fallout from the Dutchman's long-term knee injury continues. Everton's goalkeeper clattered into the Dutch defender during the early moments of the Merseyside Derby earlier this month, causing a grade three tear to his anterior cruciate which could rule him our for the rest of the season. https://twitter.com/footballdaily/status/1322098254318809088 Pickford escaped any form of punishment for the challenge but has since been widely criticised for it - to the extent that he has now reportedly hired bodyguards to protect himself. https://www.instagram.com/p/CG920aSDTSB/ Alisson, who missed the game at Goodison Park through an injury of his own, has now offered his take on the situation in an interview given to Sky Sports.

“Every goalkeeper has a different way to play, a different way to move, but in that moment 100 per cent it is not a necessary movement,” the Brazilian said.