'I am sick' - Jamie Carragher highlights new VAR issue after Liverpool make Curtis Jones decision

Jamie Carragher insists he has "sympathy" for Curtis Jones after the midfielder was sent off in Liverpool's 2-1 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday.

Jones was initially shown a yellow card for a challenge on Spurs midfielder Yves Bissouma in the first half. However, referee Simon Hooper was quickly advised to review his decision on the pitch-side monitor after input from Video Assistant Referees Darren England and Dan Cook at Stockley Park.

Then, after being shown a slow-motion replay of the tackle, Hooper upgraded his initial yellow card to red and Jones was sent off. As it stands, the 22-year-old will miss Liverpool's next three Premier League fixtures against Brighton & Hove Albion, Everton and Nottingham Forest.

The ECHO, though, understands the Anfield club will appeal the dismissal to the Football Association in the hope of getting the red card rescinded, as was the case with Alexis Mac Allister in August.

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Speaking on Monday Night Football, Carragher admitted he has a "big problem" with the way in which Hooper was advised to review the decision by the VAR officials and revealed he pities with the Reds midfielder.

"I have got no problem with it being a red card - I would have liked to have seen it not given, not because of my Liverpool angle but I always think as a referee, can you keep it 11 vs 11 on the pitch," said Carragher.

"My big problem was what the referee was shown when he went to the VAR monitor and how he got to that decision. I have said this for a while, but straight away with the first shot he has seen, people feel as though the referee is going to