Alexis Mac Allister: Liverpool midfielder's red card against Bournemouth overturned on appeal
Liverpool midfielder Alexis Mac Allister was given a straight red by referee Thomas Bramall for a challenge on Bournemouth's Ryan Christie; Mac Allister was set to be suspended for Liverpool's next three matches against Newcastle, Aston Villa and Wolves, but he will no longer serve a ban
Tuesday 22 August 2023 19:04, UK
Alexis Mac Allister's red card against Bournemouth on Saturday has been overturned by the FA after Liverpool's appeal against the midfielder's three-match ban was successful.
Mac Allister was given a straight red by referee Thomas Bramall for a challenge on Ryan Christie just before the hour mark during Liverpool's 3-1 victory over Bournemouth at Anfield, with his side leading 2-1 at the time.
The World Cup winner was set to be suspended for Liverpool's next three matches against Newcastle, Aston Villa and Wolves, but he will no longer serve a ban.
«An independent regulatory commission has removed Alexis Mac Allister's three-match suspension following a claim of wrongful dismissal,» the FA said via their spokesperson account on Twitter.
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Speaking after the game on Saturday, Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp said «everything was lacking for a red card».
He told Sky Sports: «We have to talk about it and everyone agrees. I 100 per cent understand how it looks for the ref in that moment but when you see it back it's the inside of the foot with no power in it.
»We've seen harsher challenges that weren't red cards that should've been. I think we should talk about it. If he said it was a yellow, the VAR wouldn't have upgraded to a red card.
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