Wayne Rooney exclaimed "that's a disgrace" as he was a shown a Merseyside derby clip of Steven Gerrard leaving one on an Everton player.

Manchester United and England legend Rooney continued to hone his punditry skills on Wednesday (April 24), returning to Goodison Park to cover the Toffees' shock 2-0 win over their neighbours Liverpool for Sky Sports.

It's a fixture he featured in on plenty of occasions across his two spells with his boyhood club, with his first being a goalless draw at Anfield. He almost scored the winner, smashing the crossbar after his introduction from the bench.

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Rooney was shown highlights from that game, reacting: "I was fuming I didn't start the game to be honest. I come on, we drew the game 0-0, hit the crossbar, devastating. And that's a disgrace."

It was at that point Gerrard could be seen diving in studs up in a naughty late challenge to leave poor Gary Naysmith writhing around in pain in the floor.

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Steven Gerrard fouling an Everton player
Rooney reacted to Steven Gerrard's "disgraceful" late tackle

It sparked a mass confrontation between the two sets of players, with Rooney right in the thick of it. He admitted: "You want to see that, especially in derby games, you want to see tackles.

"For Everton, they need to bring that tonight. If there's tackles there to be won, obviously on the right side of the law. That brings the crowd up, gets the crowd in the game with you, and that's Everton's best chance. If Everton try and outplay Liverpool then they've got no chance."

Those words proved to be prophetic, with Sean Dyche's side not letting their arch rivals play from minute one. Their hassling and hurrying unsettled Jurgen Klopp's Reds, who never got their feet under the table as a result.

Everton took a big step to securing their safety, with the win moving them eight points clear of the relegation zone. It was also a major blow to Liverpool's title hopes.