Anthony Gordon has given a blunt four-word response to claims he goes down too easily under challenges following Everton's defeat to Liverpool in the Merseyside Derby on Sunday.
The Blues were beaten 2-0 at Anfield thanks to goals in the second half from Andy Robertson and Divock Origi. However, controversial incidents while the match was still finely balanced at 0-0 are still causing anger to Evertonians.
Gordon was involved in two of those incidents, the first of which occurred in the first half as he had got in behind Trent Alexander-Arnold to chase a ball down the left flank. He looked to be clearly pushed in the back by the defender but no foul was given, when many expected the referee to blow his whistle and a yellow card to be issued.
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The Liverpool right-back later did pick up a caution from Stuart Attwell in the second period when he cynically brought down Gordon as the Everton man broke with pace on the counter attack.
The other incident saw the winger denied a penalty when he claimed to have been brought down by Joel Matip inside the box after the interval. Replays seemed to show the centre-back standing on Gordon's foot, but the VAR decided that there was not enough for them to intervene with the on-field decision.
Those incidents, paired with a booking Gordon received for simulation in the first half, have led many to claim on Monday that the Everton man should attempt to stay on his feet more often. Clearly the player himself does not agree, however.
He took to his Instagram story to share two images of the previous incidents mentioned along with the simple caption "Goes down to [sic] easy". A smiley face and thumbs up emoji accompany the message, indicating the cutting sarcastic nature of his comments.
Frank Lampard later had his say on the penalty decision following the game. He believed that, if the incident had occurred on a Liverpool player at the opposite end of the pitch, the outcome would have been a very different one.
He remarked: "It is a penalty in the second half. I don’t think you get them here. I think probably if that is Mo Salah at the other end, you get a penalty.
"And I'm not trying to create conflict there, I think it is just the reality of football sometimes... For me, for sure, that was a penalty the second one on Anthony. It was a foul, it was a clear foul. But you don't get them here."
Earlier on Monday it was revealed that Everton had been in touch with the PGMOL asking for an explanation as to why the incident was not more closely examined by the VAR.
