Virgil van Dijk and Arsenal fans simultaneously left furious at same Liverpool incident

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Virgil van Dijk and Declan Rice exchanged angry words after Arsenal's players failed to put the ball out of play when Jeremie Frimpong was down injured

Virgil van Dijk exchanged words with Declan Rice(Image: AFP or licensors)

Declan Rice and Virgil van Dijk were in each other's faces during Liverpool's game at Arsenal over a disagreement with how the game continued after Jeremie Frimpong went down injured.

Frimpong rolled his ankle as in the Arsenal penalty area and stayed down, and Liverpool's players were incensed at the failure of Arsenal's players to put the ball out of play.

That led to Van Dijk exchanging some fairly angry words with Arsenal midfielder Rice, before Arsenal's fans groaned loudly when the ball did go out, as it led to Frimpong receiving treatment on the pitch.

There were some tentative appeals for a penalty when Frimpong went down, but replays showed he got his foot caught in the turf rather than being fouled by Piero Hincapie.

Commentating for Sky Sports, Gary Neville analysed the incident, saying: “So Frimpong, as he was getting up, he thought it should have been a penalty, let’s have a look.”

After just one replay of the incident with Hincapie, Neville conclusively said: “No. It’s not.”