Liverpool are set to be without midfielder Alexis Mac Allister for three games following his controversial red card against Bournemouth.
In what looked a bit of a harsh decision from the referee, Mac Allister was given his marching orders on his home debut yesterday as the Reds beat Bournemouth 3-1.
The Argentina international joined Liverpool from Brighton in the summer and had started pretty brightly for his new club, but he’s now set to miss a run of important games.
If the suspension goes through as expected, Mac Allister will have to sit out upcoming games against Newcastle United, Aston Villa and Wolves.
There’s no doubt Jurgen Klopp would ideally prefer to have Mac Allister for those fixtures, with LFC already a bit short of midfielders after the departures of Jordan Henderson, Fabinho, Naby Keita, James Milner and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain this summer.
Its probably because it’s way to obvious this ref has been bought so it’s back him or sack him and get a scandal… I am convinced this guy is involved with betting because I refuse to believe that a studded karate kick isn’t a red when going for the ball and accidentally catching someone is. It’s absolutely ludicrous to come to the conclusion that it stands unless there is a deeper problem.
The ref was holding the card waiting to give it. You don’t pull a red like that… Its a serious thing to do and you don’t do that without thought.. It follows the player his whole career. It destroyed Nunez and Markovic, so you think before you pull the red card. This ref pulled it because he had already decided to do it before the game.
It’s about time the clubs and players take action in the court it is clearly not a red card yet the cost of these mistakes costs clubs and players a lot of money it could effect how a season ends there is not a effective punishment for refs and VAR officials miss a game at best then back next week with nothing learned its about time clubs say enough is enough get right or we take the association and individuals to court for compensation if I made a mistake in my job customer would want me to compensate them so not real difference