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Everton manager David Moyes has criticised the rules of the game after he was booked for sprinting onto the pitch to celebrate Beto's last-gasp equaliser against Brighton.

Beto came off the bench to score a 97th-minute equaliser on his 27th birthday, earning the Toffees a 1-1 draw at the Amex Stadium.

Unable to contain his emotions after snatching the point, the 63-year-old Scot set off from his dugout and ran onto the pitch, before referee Chris Kavanagh issued him with a yellow card for leaving the technical area.

Moyes drew comparisons with David Pleat's celebrations at Maine Road after his Luton side avoided relegation from the top flight on the final day of the 1982-83 season with a win against Manchester City.

"I hope you're not going to call me 'Pleaty' going forward," Moyes said after the game.

"The difference is Pleat doesn't get booked for it, they think it's OK and everybody enjoys seeing the celebrations.

"We're killing it. The managers can't come out of their technical area to celebrate a goal, knee sliding, do things which give you people [the...

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