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Everton bad boy apologises to Liverpool star
RAMIRO FUNES MORI has apologised to Liverpool's Divock Origi after his horror tackle on the Belgian striker.
Ramiro Funes Mori walks off the pitch after being sent off
The Argentine defender was sent off after catching Origi high on the ankle in Everton's 4-0 Merseyside derby defeat yesterday.
The 25-year-old received almost universal criticism including a scathing assessment former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher.
But Funes Mori has taken to Instagram to express his regret and insist he had no intention of hurting Origi.
He said: "I very much regret what happened yesterday. It was never my intention to harm a rival nor my colleagues leaving the field.
"And regarding Divock Origi, I fervently hope it's nothing serious and know that was never my intention to hurt.
"I ask apologies for what happened."