Liverpool sent new red card verdict after Tottenham win - 'It was nothing'

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Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer have become the latest to have their say on Xavi Simons' red card during Liverpool's win at Tottenham on Saturday nightGary Lineker does not think Tottenham midfielder Xavi Simons should have been shown a red card during Liverpool's 2-1 win against Spurs on Saturday. I know in slow motion you can pick it apart, his [Xavi Simons] studs may have caught the back of his [Virgil van Dijk] calf, but the fella is just trying to put his foot on the ground," he told the Rest Is Football."I mean there's absolutely zero intent.

It's another one of those that looks in slow motion, you go 'ooh, blimey, he's raked down the back of his calf'."In normal speed it wasn't that, it's not like that at all. It’s not like that at all.

And I know they all thought it was a red card and you two may think it's a red card, and I understand now that when they look at things, they might go and break it down so slowly, but when you see it in normal speed, it's just his foot landing, he flicks him."It's nothing, it's absolutely nothing."Alan Shearer added: "It's totally accidental, totally accidental, yeah." Lineker continued: "Yellow card would've sufficed."Simons, meanwhile, apologised after the game. I'm really sorry."Van Dijk then chipped in with his verdict and said: "I don't think there was any intention to hurt me but obviously he hurt me and then the referee and the VAR made the decision to send him off."I spoke to him.