David Moyes: James Tarkowski lucky not to see red for Alexis Mac Allister tackle

Former Everton hard man Duncan Ferguson said it was a “straight red all day” on Sky Sports.

David Moyes admitted James Tarkowski was lucky to avoid a red card (Peter Byrne/PA)

David Moyes believes James Tarkowski was lucky to avoid a red card for his reckless challenge on Alexis Mac Allister as Everton were beaten 1-0 by Liverpool on a controversial night at Anfield.

Diogo Jota’s 57th-minute goal, which Moyes claimed should have been ruled out for offside, gave Liverpool a 100th derby win and moved them a step closer to the Premier League title, but both sides were left unhappy with decisions from referee Sam Barrott and his assistants.