Liverpool needed a yellow card, however the one they acquired wasn’t what they have been on the lookout for.
The Reds misplaced the primary leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final 1-0 away towards Tottenham Hotspur, which was simply their second defeat underneath new head coach Arne Slot.
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Nonetheless, the aim that received it, a terrific strike from Lucas Bergvall within the 86th minute left Slot’s bench fuming.
The Swedish 18-year-old had a busy match and within the 68th minute was booked for a foul on Luis Diaz.
Simply 18 minutes later he was again at it as he caught Kostas Tsimikas, leaving the Greek left-back rolling on the ground in ache proper in entrance of each managers.
Referee Stuart Attwell wasn’t excited about a second yellow and a sending off, and that call proved essential moments later.
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Dominic Solanke, who’d simply had a aim dominated out for offside, was again within the field, and arrange the essential Bergvall winner.
Slot and his crew have been fuming, and so indignant was assistant Sipke Hulshoff that he obtained the yellow card he thought Bergvall deserved.
The Dutch coaches continued to plead their case to no avail, and at full-time they have been joined by one other countryman.
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk was simply as irritated as he confronted the officers after full time, however he’ll have to attend till the second leg at Anfield on February 6 to redress the stability.
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