Van Dijk accuses Kane and Lamela of diving

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Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk trusts Harry Kane and Erik Lamela conned the arbitrator in procuring punishments in the sensational 2-2 draw at Anfield. 

Virgil van Dijk blamed Harry Kane and Erik Lamela for jumping to win punishments in Tottenham's exciting 2-2 draw with Liverpool on Sunday. 

In an exceptional finale at Anfield, the scores were level at 1-1 with six minutes to go when Kane went down under a test from Loris Karius, who along these lines spared the striker's frail spot-kick. 

Liverpool thought they had grabbed it through Mohamed Salah's incredible solo exertion in stoppage time, however there was one last curve as Van Dijk was punished in the wake of being pronounced to have felled Lamela inside the case. 

Arbitrator Jon Moss at first waved play-on at the same time, following meetings with his associate, granted the kick and this time Kane committed no error to grab a sensational point with his 100th Premier League objective. 

"I think it [the first penalty] is a plunge," Van Dijk said. "You see him [Kane] plunging plainly and nobody is discussing that. Be that as it may, I think it is a jump. 

"There is a considerable measure of talk about whether it is offside, yes or no, yet I think it was offside too. I thought it was a plunge. 

"You could simply observe him making that jump. That is my sentiment and the arbitrator thought it was no offside and no plunge and he gave a pen. 

"There were heaps of things going on. I think the main objective was offside and afterward [for the second one] it is a choice the ref officially made and the ref is nearer than the linesman. Unfortunate I think. I thought it was somewhat cruel. 

"I see him [Lamela] coming at last and I attempt and hold my leg in, he just pulled his body before the ball and he goes down. 

"The ref said play on and I was exceptionally disillusioned that the linesman said something else. 

"Above all else it was offside and besides he simply put his body before me. I don't feel that is a punishment and the same with the first. That is additionally unmistakably not a punishment."

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