Everton star Richarlison reveals what he said to Virgil van Dijk during heated Merseyside derby row

Everton forward Richarlison has explained his heated row with Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk during the Merseyside derby at Anfield.

The Brazilian squared up to the Reds centre-back and exclaimed 'who do you think you are?' as he admitted he was trying to waste time with the game appearing to be closing out to a 0-0 draw.

Richarlison has never been the biggest fan of the Dutch international - after he claimed he was not the best defender in the world and that Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos, Thiago Silva and Maqruinhos are all better than him.

However, their rivalry dates back to 2018 at Anfield when the two got involved in a scrap that Richarlison said he 'was never going to back down' from.

'Of course I was never going to back down,' he said to Globo Esporte. 'There was a disagreement during the game, which ended up in the typical heated way.

'I was also having the fight to waste time, and the Liverpool players did not like it. Trent Alexander-Arnold and Joe Gomez tried to get involved.

'But it was nothing out of the ordinary. In the whole fight we wasted five minutes, which was good for the team. I said (to Van Dijk) in Portuguese: 'who do you think you are?'

'They were defending their colours and we were defending ours, it was a typical derby.'

Despite the forward's best efforts to take time off the clock, they fell short to a 1-0 defeat after a bizzare winner from Divock Origi in the final moments.

In the aftermath, due to the heated nature of the match, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was reprimanded for his celebrations after the Origi winner.