Liverpool avoided a fifth penalty in a week after their dramatic defeat at Tottenham
Jürgen Klopp is happy that there is no more penalty
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp may yet face an unlikely repeat with Tottenham, but at least the club as a whole can now move on from possible punishment after the FA reportedly decided to take action against Alexis MacAllister over his social media. after the match. It was a game where everything seemed to go against Liverpool as both Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota were red cards, while Luis Diaz’s wrongly disallowed goal caused the main problem. To add insult to injury, Liverpool were punished for the fourth time just days later when they were fined £25,000 for ‘ill-discipline’. Liverpool received a total of eight cards in the defeat at Tottenham, including assistant coach Peter Krawietz.
There were concerns that more penalties could be awarded after Mac Allister appeared to target referees on social media. Cristian Romero posted a celebratory post on social media about Tottenham’s victory, with the caption: “This team has a big spirit, a big heart. Always like this, all together.”
Mac Allister responded to the comments by writing: “Normal when you have 12 players.” He has since retracted his risky remarks but was asked if the FA would take further action.
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Alexis MacAllister avoided punishment for her Instagram post
Questioning the integrity of a Premier League referee, Mac Allister threatened to breach FA rule E3.1, which allows a “formal warning charge” to be brought if any social media post “reeks of bias, attacks their integrity, is personally offensive”. prolonged or particularly unreasonable”. But This Is Anfield claims the FA decided not to pursue the matter to make it easier for Liverpool. Mac Allister will start against his former club this weekend when Liverpool host Brighton. With Jones unavailable through suspension and Thiago Alcantara and Stefan Bajcetic still recovering from injury, Klopp has the opportunity to start with all three big midfield signings for the first time this season.