Match of the Day host Gary Lineker. (Photograph by Tom Dulat/Getty Pictures for Premier League)
Liverpool drew 2-2 with Fulham on Saturday and after Andy Robertson received himself despatched off within the conflict, the Reds would have been pleased with the purpose they earned.
Fulham made an ideal begin to the match at Anfield creating issues for the house aspect with their wingers and took the lead with 11 minutes on the clock by Andreas Pereira.
Issues received higher for the Cottagers with 17 minutes gone as Andy Robertson was proven a straight pink for denying Harry Wilson a goalscoring alternative simply days after Robertson impressed towards Girona. The Scottish star took a poor contact and scrambling again, the left-back introduced down the previous Liverpool star.
Referee Tony Harrington deemed the foul to be a pink card offence, a choice which has left Match of the Day host Gary Lineker baffled – whereas additionally leaving Virgil van Dijk fuming together with his communication expertise.
“They didn’t appear to complain an excessive amount of about it after the sport, however I discovered it a unprecedented resolution,” the previous striker mentioned through The Mirror. “There’s no denial of a goalscoring alternative as a result of [Wilson] has the chance, which is a pink herring.”
Highlighting the unlikelihood of Wilson reaching the ball after the foul, Lineker continued by saying: “There’s zero likelihood that Harry Wilson goes to get on the tip of that.
“You’ve seen how onerous he [Jimenez] hits it, he’s by no means going to get throughout there.”
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Gary Lineker was not pleased with Andy Robertson’s pink card towards Fulham. (Photograph by Alex Livesey/Getty Pictures)
The pink card acquired by Andy Robertson had a big effect on the results of the match and though Lineker views the choice as unfair, the referee and his workforce received the result proper.
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Wilson was by on aim if the Liverpool star doesn’t take him out and the heavy contact might be defined by the winger anticipating the contact.
It’s onerous to say for particular whether or not the winger would have scored however usually these fouls are just about black and white, which is why Harrington despatched the left-back off as soon as he noticed the Fulham winger go down.