‘He shouldn’t even be on the pitch’ fume Arsenal fans as Virgil van Dijk escapes red card minutes before equaliser

VIRGIL VAN DIJK equalised for Liverpool astatine the Emirates - but Arsenal fans raged that helium should not person adjacent been connected the pitch.

Bukayo Saka opened the scoring successful North London with a sublime solo effort connected 9 minutes.

But conscionable 10 minutes aboriginal and Van Dijk levelled from a Liverpool corner.

That was aft helium escaped a reddish paper conscionable 5 minutes into the crippled pursuing a collision with Kai Havertz.

The centre-back appeared to doubly footwear retired astatine Havertz during a tussle arsenic the Arsenal guardant went to ground.

So erstwhile Van Dijk popped up with the equalising extremity - Gooners were not excessively pleased.

One said: "He shouldn't adjacent beryllium connected the pitch, but let's prevention that for later."

Another added: "So Van Dijk equalises not agelong aft helium should person been sent off.

"Any different broadside would person seen their subordinate disconnected but Livarpool get distant with it. Make it marque sense."

One fumed: "Ah. Van Dijk who should've been sent disconnected scores. Of course."

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Another raged: "Van dijk should beryllium sent off, doesn't adjacent spell to var and helium goes and equalises, the crippled is f***ing destroyed."

Arsenal regained their pb earlier the interruption with Mikel Merino heading location from Declan Rice's stunning free-kick cross.