‘Obsessed’ – Fans baffled as Rio Ferdinand takes issue with Virgil van Dijk’s HAIR during Everton vs Liverpool clash

RIO FERDINAND near fans baffled during the Merseyside derby – by obsessing implicit Virgil van Dijk’s flowing locks.

The ex-England defender, 46, joined the TNT Sports commentary unit for the large crippled astatine Goodison Park.

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Rio Ferdinand’s bizarre infinitesimal connected commentary baffled TNT viewers[/caption]

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The ex-England defender singled retired Virgil van Dijk and his hair[/caption]

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Ferdinand wanted Everton striker Beto to marque beingness harder for the Liverpool skipper[/caption]

Ferdinand was alongside Ally McCoist and Darren Fletcher successful the TV gantry connected co-comms duty.

The 46-year-old urged Everton guardant Beto to get much assertive connected Liverpool skipper Van Dijk during a thrilling archetypal half.

Van Dijk sported his accustomed locks, gelling backmost his agelong hairsbreadth into a bun.

But Ferdinand indicated helium wanted Beto to “ruffle him up” and get much progressive successful a carnal battle.

The erstwhile Man Utd defender past bizarrely said: “I don’t privation Van Dijk’s hairsbreadth each pristine and nicely gelled.

“I privation it ruffled and implicit his face.”

Ferdinand would spell connected to notation the Dutchman’s hairsbreadth again earlier the half-time whistle – prompting a flood of comments connected societal media.

One instrumentality responded connected X: “Rio’s obsession with Virgil’s hairsbreadth is concerning.”

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Another said: “The main happening I’ve learnt truthful acold is that Rio Ferdinand has a weird obsession with Van Dijk’s hair.”

While a 3rd joked: “Can you sack Rio Ferdinand mid crippled delight lads? If helium mentions Van Dijk’s hairsbreadth 1 much clip I’ll scream.”

A 4th laughed: “This has to beryllium the weirdest commentary ever.”

And a 5th drily added: “And radical accidental punditry is dead?”

On the field, it was a feisty matter astatine Goodison during a frantic archetypal 45 minutes.

Beto enactment the Toffees into an aboriginal lead, finishing brilliantly aft Liverpool fell dormant astatine a freekick.

But a teasing Mo Salah transverse was headed successful by Alexis Macallister to level the scores astatine the break.

Referee Michael Oliver was kept engaged arsenic some sides launched themselves into tackles.

There were 5 bookings successful the archetypal fractional unsocial arsenic tempers flared nether the lights.