![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/jurgen-klopp-reveals-what-alexis-mac-allister-told-him-after-controversial-red-card/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/0_Liverpool-FC-v-AFC-Bournemouth-Premier-League.jpg&description=Liverpool were reduced to 10 men against Bournemouth on Saturday when Alexis Mac Allister was shown a straight red card on his home debut in a dubious decision Liverpool are considering appealing against Alexis Mac Allister's red card which took the gloss off a fighting Anfield performance from his 10 men. Mac Allister was dismissed in the 58th minute for a challenge on Ryan Christie will miss the next three games unless the red card is rescinded. Klopp said: ''I've seen it back. I think the number of times I've been asked about it, it's worth discussing again which we will probably do. "Alexis told me he touched him, but not really. If you have a list of points to have a penalty beside contact no other boxes are ticked. If it was a yellow card it wouldn't have been overturned but because it's red card and there's contact VAR isn't overturning it, bla, bla. 'The punishment being with 10 men for 40 minutes is already punishment itself. I don't know we have to talk to the authorities. We saw harsher challenges which were not red cards.' With 10 men Liverpool increased their 2-1 lead. He added: ''Even with 10 men we still had our moments, we still had our counter attacks. My players did extremely well, they fought very hard. After 58 minutes we had 10 men and it was a big fight but that's alright.' But 1-0 down inside the first few minutes wasn't the start Klopp wanted. He admitted: 'Conceding a goal after a minute is not good but it's offside and you think okay that's a wake up call that was maybe needed. A minute later we concede another goal and two minutes later we have a yellow card for your goalie. You don't need that. 'But we are working with human beings and that happens. You have to figure out why and then we were awake. Not immediately fluent enough, but step by step we found a way into the game and played them pretty well to be honest.' Cherries boss Andoni Iraola was also surprised that Mac Allister saw red adding: 'I don't know. In real life it did not loo){kind=link}
Liverpool were reduced to 10 men against Bournemouth on Saturday when Alexis Mac Allister was shown a straight red card on his home debut in a dubious decision
Liverpool are considering appealing against Alexis Mac Allister’s red card which took the gloss off a fighting Anfield performance from his 10 men.
Mac Allister was dismissed in the 58th minute for a challenge on Ryan Christie will miss the next three games unless the red card is rescinded. Klopp said: “”I’ve seen it back. I think the number of times I’ve been asked about it, it’s worth discussing again which we will probably do.
“Alexis told me he touched him, but not really. If you have a list of points to have a penalty beside contact no other boxes are ticked. If it was a yellow card it wouldn’t have been overturned but because it’s red card and there’s contact VAR isn’t overturning it, bla, bla.
“The punishment being with 10 men for 40 minutes is already punishment itself. I don’t know we have to talk to the authorities. We saw harsher challenges which were not red cards.”