(Video) Liverpool capitulate as Virgil Van Dijk shown straight red vs. Newcastle United

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Liverpool have started Sunday afternoon’s featured Premier League match against Newcastle United in the worst possible way.

Trent Alexander-Arnold set the tone for a disastrous opening after the full-back picked up an early yellow card after throwing the ball away. The England international was almost shown a second yellow for a counter-attacking-stopping foul on Anthony Gordon.

However, even though Alexander-Arnold narrowly escaped a red card, teammate Virgil Van Dijk did not.

If trailing one-nil thanks to a brilliant goal from Anthony Gordon wasn’t enough, Liverpool’s Dutch centre-back was shown a straight red card by referee John Brooks for a follow-through foul on striker Alexander Isak.

Pictures via Sky Sports.

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4 Comments

  1. You cannot talk to the ref like that. Doesn’t happen rugby. Give him a 6 match ban. Make an example of him.

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