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DANNY MURPHY: It's not personal, but reckless Jordan Pickford should not play against Southampton after his awful challenge on Virgil van Dijk

I don't think Jordan Pickford should be playing at Southampton on Sunday while Virgil van Dijk is starting a long rehab.

It’s not personal against Pickford — and I’ll take this opportunity right off the bat to totally condemn the trolling and abuse he’s received — but my belief is that any bad tackle or dangerous play should always be punished, whether on the day or retrospectively.

It sends out the right message to the whole football community that you shouldn’t get away with anything reckless. And that goes for any player who made the challenge Pickford did.