Curtis Jones and Abdoulaye Doucoure were both sent following after a huge brawl in the closing stages of an action-packed Merseyside derby.

And there was also another TWO red cards for Liverpool manager Arne Slot and his assistant, Sipke Hulshoff, on a night that will live long in the memory at Goodison Park.

The drama started when Jones and Doucoure clashed after the latter celebrated Everton's dramatic late equaliser in front of the travelling Liverpool fans.

Players from both sides piled in after the two had words and both were sent off for their actions by referee Michael Oliver, who had already blown the final whistle.

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Slot was also sent off to cap an eventful few minutes; James Tarkowski's dramatic 98th minute equaliser for Everton - in the final Merseyside derby to be played at Goodison Park - was the catalyst for all the drama.

Rio Ferdinand, covering the game for TNT Sports, defended Jones for retaliating to Doucoure's antics, saying: "I have been there.

I was incensed.

"Curtis Jones saw Abdoulaye Doucoure celebrate in front of the Liverpool fans in the away section, he started giving it to the fans and Jones wasn't happy."

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It all kicked off on the pitch after Curtis Jones and Abdoulaye Doucoure clashed.

A statement from the Premier League after the final whistle confirmed that Slot and Hulshoff were shown straight red cards after the final whistle by Oliver.

Slot was visibly unhappy with Everton's late equaliser and former Toffees defender Phil Jagielka admitted: "You can see why Arne Slot was furious.

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