Liverpool’s Mamadou Sakho apologises for leaving Anfield before derby

The Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho has apologised for making “a bad choice” by leaving Anfield before the start of the Merseyside derby against Everton on Saturday.

The French international, 24, was left out of the squad, with Dejan Lovren and Martin Skrtel selected in the middle of the Liverpool defence, and was pictured by a supporter heading out of the stadium before the game started.

“I’m aware it was a bad choice from my part,” Sakho wrote on his Facebook page, and on Twitter.