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Virgl van Dijk has moved to defend referee Tony Harrington, despite the Liverpool captain describnig the official as nervous.

Anfield hosted a thriller with Fulham taking the lead after just 11 minutes.

Issa Diop received a yellow card within two minutes for his challenge on Andy Robertson, with VAR checking for a red.

In the end it 'confirmed the referee’s call of reckless challenge and yellow card'.

Former Premier League referee Mike Dean was certain the former Manchester United player should have been sent off.

On Sky Sports, he said: "He goes just above the Achilles and scrapes down to the top of his boot.

Harrington sent off Andy Robertson in a thrilling game at Anfield but Van Dijk said the referee was not the reason why the Reds dropped points.

He told Premier League Productions: "I had conversations with the players of Fulham and we felt like the referee was nervous.

He couldn't properly communicate with Robertson I felt.

We can't put the blame on the referee.

“We all speak about protecting the referee but I couldn't speak to him.
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