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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Tom Doyle

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

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!

(Action Images via Reuters)

"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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