August 21st 2023.
Alexis Mac Allister experienced a difficult moment during Liverpool's 3-1 win over Bournemouth on Saturday. He was sent off after a challenge on Ryan Christie, with referee Thomas Bramall's decision being upheld by VAR.
The result of the red card is a three-match Premier League ban for Mac Allister, meaning he would miss out on the games against Newcastle United, Aston Villa and Wolves.
Liverpool, however, have lodged an appeal with the Football Association, claiming 'wrongful dismissal' in the incident. Manager Jurgen Klopp spoke out on the decision, calling it 'harsh'.
Klopp explained: "It shouldn't have been a red card. The punishment of playing 40 minutes with 10 men is already punishment enough and I asked Macca and he said 'he touched him, but not really'. There was contact but there is contact in a game all the time and if he gives a yellow card nobody would say, 'by the way you need to have another look at that'."
He concluded: "The amount of times I've already been asked about it shows it is worth discussing again, which we will probably do. If we have a list of points of what you need to give a red card, besides contact there's no other box ticked."
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