Liverpool are set to appeal against the red card shown to Alexis MacAllister during Saturday’s 3-1 win over Bournemouth.
While Liverpool were leading 2-1 just before the hour mark, Liverpool’s new signing, MacAllister, tackled Ryan Christie and received a straight red card from referee Thomas Brammall.
The World Cup winner will miss Liverpool’s forthcoming three matches against Newcastle, Aston Villa, and Wolves unless the club’s appeal is successful.
Immediately after the game, former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher argued that Mac Allister does not deserve to be red-carded in the game.
While he admitted that Allister’s boot touched the ankle of Christie, he stressed that it was not a high tackle which he said could be the reason the referee awarded the red card.
“They’ve both got their feet off the ground, not a red card for me. Liverpool would have to convince the panel it’s a clear error by the referee to win any appeal”, the referee told Sky Sports.
Also, in the post-game interview, Liverpool’s coach Jurgen Klopp argued that “everything was lacking for a red card” for Alexis MacAllister’s tackle on Christie.
The German tactician argued further that he has witnessed “harsher challenges” that were not punished through a red card, adding that if the referee had given a yellow card, the VAR wouldn’t have “upgraded to a red card”.
“Everything is lacking for a red card, the intensity. Yes, there was contact but there must be a different intention when it’s a red card. We will talk to the people about it”, Klopp concluded.
