Liverpool beat Everton 2-1 in this round and won the Merseyside derby. According to the Telegraph, Gralish expressed dissatisfaction with the referee after the game, questioning his preference for Liverpool.
After the game, Galish mentioned the incident of teammate Hall being yellowed due to a quick free kick in the 78th minute. He said: "The referee obviously sometimes deliberately delays the pace of the game. I have never seen a player pick up yellow cards for quick free kicks. I don't know where this rule comes from. Even the first and second half of the 1 minute and 3 minutes of injury time. I have never seen this operation in the Premier League in the past two or three years.
" The referee's penalty is frustrating. Sometimes you want the game to go smoothly, which I totally understand. But the opponent's defender was touched by the back and gave it (fouled), and we didn't give it after two seconds. ”
"This practice is unfair. When I come to the away game, as long as the fans put pressure on me, I feel that the referee will feel that he must make a penalty. Hall has now carried four yellow cards, one of which is because of a quick free kick. At that time, we were behind in the score and just wanted to speed up the pace of the game. I have never heard of this kind of punishment. ”