Alisson’s wife Natalia joins fans in mocking Pickford as Everton No1’s time-wasting tactic backfires in heated derby
FANS enjoyed the sight of Liverpool keeper Alisson mocking Everton counterpart Jordan Pickford in Sunday's Merseyside derby.
England star Pickford unsubtly time-wasted early on by lying on the ball for what should have been routine pick-ups as the relegation-threatened Toffees looked to protect a clean sheet.
So late on, and with the Reds leading 2-0, Brazilian took the opportunity to mimic Pickford's antics by falling theatrically on to the ball - much to the delight of the Anfield faithful.
Alison's wife Natalia Becker also enjoyed the mickey-taking by retweeting a image of Allison lying on the ball along with a laughing emoji.
Another supporter tweeted: "Alisson with the world class s***housery."
And another wrote: "Man all of stadium busted out in laughter but he didn't even smile a bit… and that made it more hilarious."
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Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher also joined in with the mockery after a heated derby.
The Sky Sports pundit the image of Allison lying on the ball, and wrote: "Big win for Liverpool.
"They had to find a way to win after Everton were a lot more organised and aggressive than they have been for most of the season."
Goals from Andy Robertson and Divock Origi sealed a which moved the Reds to within a point of Prem leaders Manchester City.
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But defeat left Everton in the bottom-three ahead of Sunday's visit of Chelsea.
Frank Lampard's Toffees are now bookies' favourites to go down after managerless Burnley climbed out of the drop zone and above them following a 1-0 win against Wolves on Saturday.