Everton have condemned death threats made towards James Tarkowski and his family after the defender escaped a red card for a horror tackle in the Merseyside derby.

James Tarkowski was lucky to stay on the pitch when he was only awarded a yellow card for a foul on Alexis Mac Alister during Everton's Merseyside defeat to Liverpool on Wednesday

Tarkowski apologised to Mac Allister following the final whistle after table-topping Liverpool won the game 1-0 with the pair appearing to make up, but the Everton player’s wife Samantha has subsequently claimed that her family has received “abuse” that she described as “beyond disgusting.”