Liverpool fans were not happy with Rio Ferdinand after he described Dominik Szoboszlai as "embarrassing" after the midfielder went down in the Everton area and appealed for a penalty during the second half of the Merseyside derby.
Szoboszlai hit the deck after a coming-together with Vitaliy Mykolenko, but referee Michael Oliver waved the penalty appeal away and the video assistant referee saw no reason to intervene.
Despite replays showing there was contact between the two players, Ferdinand slammed the midfielder, saying: "Dominik Szoboszlai will be embarrassed when he watches that back later on tonight. I can't believe he is lying down like he is injured. Embarrassing really."
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Ferdinand's commentary prompted criticism from some Reds fans online, with one saying: "Sorry that foul on Szoboszlai is more of a foul than 90% of the fouls that Everton have got given and Ferdinand is saying that’s embarrassing, funny the others aren’t, funny the one that led to their goal wasn’t?! Get this clown away from Liverpool games."
Another said: "Szoboszlai going down because of a knock to the ankle (not a pen but still actual contact), being described by Ferdinand as 'embarrassing' but no comment on the 4 free kicks Everton have won from no contact at all?" while a third added: "Ferdinand is bias on commentary, moaning at Szoboszlai for going down saying it’s embarrassing when pretty much the whole everton 11 have done the exact same."
