Liverpool star in Premier League suspension concern already after missing matches
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(Image: Getty Images)Ryan Gravenberch will need to tread lightly in the future, or he could cause problems for Liverpool later in the season.
Gravenberch was sent off for denying Crystal Palace a clear scoring opportunity on the final day of the previous season by fouling Daichi Kamada.
In the match against Bournemouth, with Gravenberch absent, Arne Slot's team nearly squandered the win by conceding two counter-attack goals - something Gravenberch had proven adept at preventing after being repositioned as a defensive midfielder by Slot last year.
He also missed the Community Shield defeat to Crystal Palace as his partner was giving birth.
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He returned for the subsequent trip to Newcastle, scoring the first goal in Liverpool's 3-2 victory, and played a crucial role in narrowly defeating Arsenal at Anfield just over a week later.
However, both matches had their tense moments, and Gravenberch fell into traps set by the opposition.
In the Newcastle match, he received his first yellow card of the season just eight minutes after the start.
Ryan Gravenberch has become a key player for Liverpool.
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With two yellow cards from just two games, the Dutch international will now be treading carefully until at least matchweek 19.
According to Football Association rules, a player must avoid accumulating five bookings before the halfway point in the Premier League season.
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