Virgil van Dijk handed extra suspension, fined £100k for referee outburst
During a chaotic first half at St James' Park, Trent Alexander-Arnold controversially escaped a red card for two bookable offences before Anthony Gordon capitalised on a mistake from the right-back to put Newcastle a goal to the good.
Only a few moments after Gordon had opened the scoring, Van Dijk tripped Alexander Isak's heels as the Swede was running through on goal, and he was immediately ejected from the field for denying a clear goalscoring opportunity.
The VAR room backed up Brooks's decision, but Van Dijk remonstrated with the officiating team with some choice words before belatedly trudging down the tunnel, having been ushered along by Jurgen Klopp.
The 10 men of Liverpool still managed to pull off a remarkable 2-1 win thanks to a late brace from Darwin Nunez, although there were immediately fears of an extended ban for their skipper.
Van Dijk was charged with improper conduct by the Football Association two days after the match, and the governing body has now announced that the Netherlands international has admitted his offence.
As a result, Van Dijk will not be available for Liverpool's first game back after the international break, which comes away to Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday 16, having already sat out their 3-0 win over Aston Villa.
In addition, the former Celtic and Southampton man has been slapped with a hefty fine of £100,000, which was imposed by an independent Regulatory Commission.
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