Alisson red card: Liverpool goalkeeper to miss Merseyside derby after handball vs Brighton

Alisson gets his marching orders at Anfield
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Tom Doyle30 November 2019

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker will miss Wednesday's Merseyside derby against Everton after being sent off for handball against Brighton on Saturday.

With Liverpool winning 2-0 with 14 minutes left to play, the Reds were reduced to 10 men when goalkeeper Alisson Becker was shown a straight red card.

Alisson came out of his area and was adjudged to have handled, and his red card meant Jurgen Klopp had to bring on Adrian - and despite his nervy performance, Liverpool held on for the win.

Klopp said of the red card: "Of course life became more complicated with the red card and the change we had to make.

"We brought on a frozen goalkeeper!

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"Everyone sitting here was not warm. Imagine going on there with shorts, a really thin shirt and gloves that are not made for keeping you warm.

"Then some people make the free-kick happen like that. We looked a bit silly in that moment but you have to accept it."

Alisson's dismissal means that the Liverpool No.1 will be unavailable when Everton head to Anfield for Wednesday's Merseyside derby - though Klopp will presumably have made sure that the keeper will have done a proper warm-up before that match.

Additional reporting by PA.

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