According to an official announcement from Liverpool, midfielder Alexis Mac Allister will not receive a suspension for the wrong decision of the Premier League referee.
On the night of August 22, the Liverpool club announced that it had successfully appealed the suspension of Alexis Mac Allister after the 3-1 win over Bournemouth in the second round of the English Premier League. Here, the 24-year-old player had to receive a red card directly after the ball with Ryan Christie in the 58th minute.
According to the rules of the English Football Association (FA), players who are directly red-carded will be suspended for 3 official matches. But with Liverpool having successfully appealed, Mac Allister’s position has been reversed and he will still be able to play in the next round.
This is a great success for Liverpool in the context that the FA rarely accepts appeals because it is like they admit their referee is wrong.
In the case of Mac Allister, coach Jurgen Klopp, and many experts said that his foul only deserves a yellow card. The player in the dispute took the initiative to withdraw his legs so as not to endanger the opponent, but the referee still showed a red card and VAR did not participate at that time.
According to the new rules of the Premier League this season, any behavior that opposes or pressures the referee is at risk of being carded or even sent off. Applies to both players and coaches. Therefore, after Mac Allister was red-carded, neither he nor coach Klopp and his teammates could pressure to demand justice from the black king.
However, Liverpool eventually successfully appealed to protect their players. The removal of Mac Allister’s suspension card is a big boost for The Kop in the context that they are in need of the strongest force in the trip to Newcastle this weekend.