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Mike Dean as a pundit now then?': Fans blast the ex-referee for criticising Kalvin Phillips' effort levels against Nottingham Forest... after he claimed the West Ham star 'doesn't look interested'

Fans have jumped on the back of former referee Mike Dean, after he was seen giving his opinion on players' performance rather than observing decisions from officials.

Dean was once again part of the panel for Sky Sports' Soccer Saturday yesterday, reprising his usual role as part of the team watching the day's fixtures.

However, whilst commenting on Kalvin Phillips' sending off for West Ham in their 2-0 defeat against Nottingham Forest, Dean extended his view by sharing his opinion of the England midfielder's overall performance.

After describing what had happened to see Phillips receive his second yellow card, Dean went on to blast the Hammers loanee by stating; 'He's wasting his time playing, he just doesn't even look interested'.