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Liverpool dealt new referee verdict on Alexander Isak tackle as leg break suspected

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He's lunging, he's going into him. Because he's scored, they've let it go.Alexander Isak now faces a lengthy wait on the results of his MRI(Image: Joe Prior/Visionhaus via Getty Images)"He's lunged, he's out of control.



He's trying to make a block but he's never going to get there. If that's in the middle of the park, that's a red card."Former referee Dermot Gallagher disagreed, however, maintaining that the challenge was not a red-card offence and that the outcome of the tackle should not take precedence over its nature."I can't see that he's done anything that a footballer wouldn't," he explained.

He's slightly late... it's not a red card. He's unlucky, but he is always going to see red.