DISGUSTED Moyes fury at ref robbery
by KEVIN FRANCIS RAGINGDavidMoyes claimed Everton were robbed of a rare victory at Liverpool yesterday by a refereeing cock-up.
The furious Everton manageraccusedrefMikeWalker of denying Everton a winning goal in this Mersey derby stalemate at Anfield.
Everton were bidding to end a 14-year barren spell since they last won on the othersideofStanleyPark.
And, when Toffees defender Sylvain Distin powered home a header after 56 minutes, Moyes and his team reckoned they were on their way to doing just that.
But Walker disallowed it, ruling that Everton striker Victor Anichebe had clattered into Liverpool keeper PepeReinaasLeighton Baines’ corner headed towards Distin.
Moyes said: “It was a goal, a legitimate goal. The Liverpool goalkeeper runs into Victor Anichebe and it’s a goal.
“The referee said that Victorimpeded the goalk e e p e r butitwas actually the goalkeeper who ran into him.
“So it can’t possibly be a free-kick. It is frustrating because people are quite quick to remind me that I have not won here at Anfield. “But if you don’t get any decisions it is very hard to win here. And that is quite a regular occurrence when we come to
Turn to Page 2 NO GOAL: Distin heads home but his effort is disallowed to leave Moyes furious