David Moyes has spoken out against the abuse aimed at Everton defender James Tarkowski following his challenge in the match against Liverpool, declaring it "not acceptable."

The Everton manager also suggested that match officials are using language to skirt around the issue regarding Diogo Jota's decisive goal, despite Luis Diaz being in an offside position.

In the lead-up to Moyes' press conference before Everton's clash with Arsenal, the club released an official statement addressing threats made towards Tarkowski's family post-match.



Ryan Gravenberch sent a forward pass that led to Tarkowski sliding in for an interception just outside the box, while Luis Diaz lingered offside behind the Everton defender but didn't approach the ball.

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Liverpool worked the ball back into play, leading to Diaz setting up Jota with a stylish backheel goal.

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Nearly all the clips you see, shows that he's offside, so I find it really incredible.

"It's interesting that we're just about to go the new semi-automated system, and what they would do with the decision
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