The final Merseyside derby at Goodison Park ended in dramatic fashion, with a mass brawl that resulted in four red cards after the final whistle.

Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones and Everton’s Abdoulaye Doucoure were dismissed after clashing at the end of a thrilling 2-2 draw.

Jones was incensed by Doucoure’s celebration in front of the away fans just minutes after the Toffees had rescued a point against their city rivals.

Hands were raised during a feisty scuffle that drew the attention of both sets of players, police, stewards and the Reds boss Slot, who was then also shown a red card by referee Michael Oliver.

Reds assistant manager Sipke Hulshoff was also dismissed after ferociously arguing with the official about the awarding of Everton’s equaliser.

The atmosphere at Goodison Park was at fever pitch after James Tarkowski had smashed in a half-volley in the eighth-minute of stoppage time. The home fans’ celebrations were then abruptly halted as the strike came under a lengthy VAR review.

But Goodison Park was able to erupt again once the goal was confirmed, the final in a pulsating draw.

This, however, lit the touch paper for the raucous celebrations that followed, with Doucoure darting towards the visiting fans once Oliver had blown the final whistle.

The midfielder’s action drew the attention of Jones, on as a second-half substitute, who quickly confronted the Mali international.

Once order had resumed, Oliver showed both players, already on yellow cards, their second bookings.

Moments later, the official also dismissed Slot following an exchange with the Dutchman. The visitors, who were seconds away from going nine points clear at the top of the Premier League, were also aggrieved by the awarding of Everton’s equaliser.

Ibrahima Konate appeared to be impeded in the lead up to the goal but the effort was checked and cleared by VAR Chris Kavanagh.

The issue appeared to be the cause of Hulshoff’s fury. The Dutchman could be seen pointing to where the incident took place before he too was given his marching orders by Oliver.

The league leaders looked set to go further clear of the chasing pack after Mohamed Salah netted his 22nd Premier League goal of the campaign in the 73rd minute.

The Egyptian also added to his league-leading assist numbers, providing the cross for Alexis Mac Allister’s pinpoint header after Beto had opened the scoring for David Moyes’ men.

But it proved to be a fitting end for the Toffees, who would have the last word in their final match against their rivals at Goodison before their move to Bramley Moore Dock next term.

‘Listen to [the noise from the stands], that’s amazing,’ Tarkowski told TNT Sports post-match. ‘These will remember it. I’m just proud of my team, stuck at it, they [Liverpool] didn’t create much, and we got the goal at the end.’

He added: ‘We knew it was a tough game but we worked hard, restricted them to a minimum amount of shots. Disappointed with the way the goals go in but we’ve started to score a few goals now, thankfully we got two tonight.’