Virgil van Dijk reveals impact of Anthony Gordon’s red card challenge
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Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk revealed the impact of Anthony Gordon’s red card challenge showing long stud marks on the back of his calf as the Newcastle striker was dismissed in their Premier League clash at St.
Gordon was shown a red card during the first half of the game on Monday night making a tricky contest against the Premier League champions even more difficult.
Newcastle boss, Eddie Howe, had called on the crowd to create an ‘electric’ atmosphere in the build up and the home supporters obliged as their team physically dominated Liverpool through the first half.
On the stroke of half-time, Gordon attempted to reignite some aggression and intensity into Newcastle’s play and sprinted to close down Van Dijk as Liverpool played out from the back.
Gordon arrived late for a tackle on Virgil van Dijk (Getty Images)Van Dijk revealed the damage done by Gordon's red card challenge (Getty Images)
Referee Simon Hooper was called over to the pitchside monitor to review the decision and watched replays in real-time and slo-mo before announcing to the stadium crowd and the initial yellow card decision had been upgraded to red for serious foul play.