Jack Grealish was left absolutely perplexed during Everton’s defeat on the road against Liverpool.
David Moyes saw his dreadful record at Anfield continue after another loss in the Merseyside Derby.
Despite not taking anything from the game, Ally McCoist hailed Grealish for his performance, which was worthy of being named as Man of the Match.
Grealish has proven a real threat for the Toffees in his opening games as an Everton player.
That proved to be the case once again on Saturday, as the 30-year-old provided the cross which resulted in Idrissa Gana Gueye scoring.
After the game, Grealish was left furious and, alongside Moyes, he vented his anger towards the referee.
Jack Grealish vents his anger after Everton defeat
Darren England was named referee for the Merseyside Derby, but Everton’s positive record under the referee came to an end.
The referee came under scrutiny on the pitch from the Everton forward and Moyes.
And that continued into the 30-year-old’s post-match interview with TNT Sports, where he slammed England for some of his decisions.
“It was a bit frustrating in the second half. Obviously, they were trying to slow the game down at times and I’ve never seen a player in my whole life get booked for taking a quick free-kick,” said Grealish.
“I don’t know when that rule has come in. Even the stoppage time, I think it was three minutes. Come on, I’ve never seen that in the Premier League over the last two or three years.
“Listen, I get sometimes you want to let the game go. I completely get that, but you cannot give something for us and then two seconds later their defender goes down and he gives it. You can’t do that.”
Jamie Carragher said Grealish could exploit Liverpool, and he enjoyed a competitive 90 minutes against Conor Bradley.
Grealish was shown a yellow card after the game by England as he demonstrated his frustrations with the referee.
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Grealish was impressed with Everton’s second half
Even Arne Slot sang Grealish’s praise ahead of the game having seen the Everton forward shine in the opening weeks.
It was in the second half where Everton came to life, which left Grealish impressed with the side’s response following a half-time chat.
“It was what I expected, coming here it was hostile, faster. I don’t think we played well in the first-half, we came in at half-time and had a chat with the manager and then, in the second half, we lost the game,” Grealish added.
“Frustrating because if we had played like that, pressed like that from the start it would have been a different game. In the end we couldn’t get that last goal.”
One journalist suggested Grealish overplayed against Aston Villa, but he was certainly back to his best against the Reds.
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