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James Rodriguez will miss Everton's trip to Southampton after being injured by 'mistimed' tackle from Virgil van Dijk, reveals Carlo Ancelotti as row over Jordan Pickford's rash challenge on Liverpool defender rumbles on

James Rodriguez is out of table-topping Everton's trip to Southampton on Sunday, according to boss Carlo Ancelotti.

The Italian revealed on Thursday that the Colombian superstar suffered an unspecified injury after a mistimed tackle from Virgil van Dijk.

Liverpool's talismanic centre-back lasted only 10 minutes of the Merseyside derby himself before he suffered an ACL injury after a rash challenge from Jordan Pickford.

James Rodriguez is set to miss Everton's trip to face Southampton on Sunday afternoon
The Colombian was on the end of a 'mistimed tackle' from Virgil van Dijk last weekend

The Everton goalkeeper's tackle on van Dijk, and VAR's failure to check whether it was a red card offence, has dominated the fallout from the 2-2 draw that kept Everton at the top of the Premier League after five games.