Wayne Rooney weighs in on Jack Grealish rant after Everton loss to Liverpool

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Search Everton were beaten 2-1 by Liverpool in the Merseyside derby on Saturday and Jack Grealish was left fuming with referee Darren England after the game.

Jack Grealish was furious with the referee (Image: TNT Sports)

Wayne Rooney has backed Jack Grealish's annoyance with referee Darren England following Saturday's Merseyside derby.

First for England brandishing a yellow card to midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall when taking a swift free kick and second for the shortage of additional time at the end of the second half, with three minutes added on by the refereeing team.

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Speaking to TNT Sports following the match, Grealish made no attempt to conceal his emotions.

I've never heard of that in my life." Rooney, an Everton academy product, believes the players have every right to be irked.

"I've seen Jack's rant about the referee, which I agree with," he stated on BBC Sport's The Wayne Rooney Show.

"I think two or three times, he stopped Everton from taking quick free-kicks; maybe he wanted a breather and wanted a rest.

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"But in that situation, I can understand why Jack got frustrated and was having a go at the referee because you're trying to get back in the game and the referee has completely stopped that momentum."

Dewsbury-Hall also expressed his annoyance at receiving a yellow card.

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