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title: "Everton: Kevin Campbell slams Paul Merson for Toffees dig following derby incident"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/everton-kevin-campbell-slams-paul-merson-for-toffees-dig-following-derby-incident/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Adam Clancy"
section: "Everton"
published: "2020-10-22T06:00:55Z"
modified: "2020-10-22T06:00:55Z"
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# Everton: Kevin Campbell slams Paul Merson for Toffees dig following derby incident

**Kevin Campbell has slammed Paul Merson for his dig at Everton after he claimed that Moise Kean had stamped on a Manchester United player for PSG.**

Indeed, the Italy international is currently on loan at the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League finalists and came on as a sub as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team ran out 2-1 winners in Paris.

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When Jeff Stelling asked Merson what had happened in the game, the former Arsenal star [claimed](https://twitter.com/EvertomEFC/status/1318665765034315776) that Kean had stamped on an opponent and then mentioned the fact that he is on loan from the Merseyside club.

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Campbell took this as a dig at Carlo Ancelotti’s team, following a [‘horrendous’](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/everton-fc-news/tony-cascarino-shocked-by-jordan-pickford-challenge-on-virgil-van-dijk/) challenge from Jordan Pickford on Liverpool ace Virgil Van Dijk in the derby over the weekend, with [reports](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8864339/Virgil-van-Dijks-horror-injury-WORSE-feared-extends-ACL.html) that the Netherlands international will now miss the rest of the 2020/21 term and possibly even longer through injury.

Taking to social media, Campbell [tweeted](https://twitter.com/1kevincampbell/status/1318682160975564802):

*“Keep it coming as I want people to show the same energy when the next incident happens!”*

Indeed, the former Toffees player is implying that the constant digs toward his old side for this incident should be replicated the other way if a Blues player were to suffer the same fate as Van Dijk.

https://twitter.com/1kevincampbell/status/1318682160975564802

### Should Pickford have been retrospectively banned?

Pickford has not been punished for his horror tackle, as he was not sent off in the game and has since not received a retrospective ban for his action.

This may give a reason as to why Merson could be trying to take a dig at EFC, but Campbell has made it clear in his tweet that the reaction should also be the other way around if an Everton player were to suffer a horrific injury like Van Dijk.

***Evertonians, find out why VAR did not send Pickford off [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/everton-fc-news/everton-fans-react-pickford-tackle-van-dijk-var-decision/), and do not forget to comment below!***