Ex-refs chief tells FA how they should punish Anthony Gordon after Liverpool incident
The FA have been urged to sanction Anthony Gordon for his late tackle on Alisson during Liverpool’s 4-1 win over Newcastle on Saturday.
Liverpool blew Newcastle away with a 4-1 win at Anfield to stay well in the race for Champions League qualification this season.
Gordon fired the visitors ahead in the 36th minute, but Liverpool were in front at half-time after Hugo Ekitike’s quickfire brace.
Florian Wirtz and Ibrahima Konate both struck to put the game beyond doubt, and the Reds’ will have felt vindicated after Gordon was fortunate to even be on the pitch for his opening strike.
The Newcastle winger was booked for a late challenge on Liverpool stopper Alisson, but could face retrospective action for violent conduct.
Gordon was fortunate to not see red for late challenge on Alisson
Gordon was sent off against Liverpool in the reverse fixture back in August after he caught Virgil van Dijk with a late challenge.
The 24-year-old nearly repeated his feat at Anfield on Saturday, as he slid to challenge Alisson after his loose touch close to the goalmouth in the 11th minute.
Gordon caught the Reds keeper seconds after he had passed the ball to Van Dijk, and referee Simon Hooper saw fit to show him a yellow card for the foul.
Replays showed that he had caught Alisson with his studs up, and he was fortunate not to be sent off against Liverpool once more.
Hackett tells FA to ban Gordon retrospectively after Alisson tackle
PGMOL expert Hackett has urged the FA to review the foul and hand Gordon a sanction, as his late challenge was worthy of more than a yellow card.
Speaking exclusively to Football Insider on The Final Whistle, he said: “I think he (the referee) missed it completely. It’s one of these where you have to make your mind up.
“Is it reckless, and so that’s a yellow card, or is it reckless, excessive force, with a degree of malice?
“That’s the judgment they have to make. It’s evident to me that VAR are sitting and saying: ‘I’m not getting involved at all’, and this exposes the referee, because he may not have the best view.
“Sometimes it is in a flash, or you have an obstruction with a player in front of you, but this is another player that has got away without a sanction.
“What I think has to happen is, the disciplinary panel at the FA have got to ask the match officials: ‘Did you see the incident, referee?’, and if not, then I think the FA could re-referee that incident and issue a sanction.”