Overview
- Clattenburg says he wishes he could referee the 2007 Everton vs Liverpool match again, calling it the lowest point of his career.
- He sent off Tony Hibbert and Phil Neville, awarded Liverpool two penalties, and declined a late Everton claim after Jamie Carragher hauled down Joleon Lescott.
- Television footage showed Steven Gerrard speaking to him before the Hibbert dismissal, though Clattenburg denies changing his decision because of the Liverpool captain.
- He reports receiving death threats after the game and not being appointed to an Everton fixture for six years.
- Reflecting on being only a year into his top-flight career, he says the derby’s intensity overwhelmed him, though he later rebuilt his reputation with Champions League and European Championship finals.