• France defender sent off as league leaders lose to Southampton
  • Ancelotti says ‘Pickford talk’ affected referees’ decision

Carlo Ancelotti has accused the Premier League referee, Kevin Friend, of being swayed by the furore surrounding Jordan Pickford’s challenge on Virgil van Dijk in the Merseyside derby in his decision to send off Lucas Digne as Everton’s unbeaten start to the season came to an end at Southampton.
The Everton manager suggested criticism of Pickford’s tackle, which went unpunished and left the Liverpool defender with a long-term anterior cruciate ligament injury, was an aggravating factor in Digne being given a straight red card in the 2-0 defeat.
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