Everton blasted ITV pundit Lee Dixon after his ‘disrespectful’ comments on Toffees goalkeeper Joran Pickford during England’s World Cup qualifier against Latvia.

Pickford kept another clean sheet for his country on Tuesday night in Riga as the Three Lions eased to a 5-0 victory that secured their place at next summer’s World Cup.

Former Arsenal defender Dixon was beside Sam Matterface on commentary duty for ITV, questioning why Pickford still plays for Everton having served as England’s first choice for his country for over seven years.

The former defender pondered why the former Sunderland shot stopper had not moved onto a ‘bigger club’ – comments that provoked a furious reaction from Everton.

In a tweet tagging Dixon, the Merseyside club wrote: ‘9 top-flight titles, 5 FA Cups, 1 Euro

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