Everton's Richarlison brutally mocks Liverpool after Champions League heartbreak

Everton striker Richarlison did not hold back in mocking Liverpool following their defeat by Real Madrid in the Champions League final.

Jurgen Klopp’s side lost 1-0 at the Stade de France as Vinicius Jr’s 59th-minute strike decided the match in Real’s favour. Liverpool had nine shots on target but could not beat an inspired Thibaut Courtois, who kept out Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah with fine saves.

Klopp said that the “smallest margins possible” defined the game, but there was no sympathy coming from Liverpool’s Merseyside rivals. Before the game had even started in Paris there were many unhappy Reds fans, who had difficulty travelling to the match.

Social media was awash with stories of coaches not turning up to collect supporters for the cross-channel trip. One story said that Everton fans had set up a fake coach company to try and dupe their rivals, with Coach Innovations Limited owned by a Mr Richard Arlison.

While it was swiftly debunked as a fake story, Richarlison was quick to jump on the bandwagon, retweeting it before sharing a meme showing his face photoshopped onto a coach driver. At the time of writing his tweet has been liked over 475,000 times.

The Daily Star has done some detective work to establish that the tale is a tall one. Coach Innovations does exist and was created in 2006, but has been doctored to include Mr Richard Arlison’s name in order to poke fun at Liverpool fans. The real company, Coach Innovations, have since been contacted by Liverpool Echo but refused to make a comment.

It is not the first time Richarlison has endeared himself to the Everton fans – and done the opposite to their Merseyside neighbours. On the final day of the Premier League season he posted a GIF of