The Premier League has explained why James Tarkowski escaped a red card for a terrible challenge on Alexis Mac Allister, which left the Liverpool midfielder rolling around on the turf in agony during the Merseyside derby.

An explainer published on X said: "The referee’s call of yellow card for a reckless foul by Tarkowski was checked by the VAR, with contact on the follow through after Tarkowski had played the ball deemed to be reckless."

There will be more to follow on this breaking news story and Liverpool.com will bring you the very latest updates, pictures and video as soon as possible.

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