'Barely a foul' - Carra criticises 'shocking' Gravenberch red card decision

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Ryan Gravenberch's sending off in Liverpool's 3-0 home defeat to Manchester City was a "shocking decision" by referee Chris Kavanagh, according to Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher.Gravenberch, the standout player for an hour, was shown red after receiving a second yellow for a challenge on Jeremy Doku with the game tied at 0-0 in a flashpoint that turned the game, which had been finely poised, in City's favour. Gravenberch had picked up his first caution shortly after the restart for a foul on City midfielder Elliot Anderson, which Sky Sports pundit Carragher described as a "nothing challenge".

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For the first hour it was a tight game."Daniel Sturridge was in full agreement and said the decision to award Gravenberch's first yellow card was "a joke"."The game changed on the red card. "City delivered after the red card changed the game.