Virgil van Dijk faces a heavy penalty after being sent off on Sunday with a straight red card in the Premier League match in which his team, Liverpool, beat Newcastle (1-2) after an incredible comeback in the final minutes.
The English Federation (FA) today accused the centre-back and Liverpool captain of “behaving inappropriately” after being sent off in the 29th minute at St James’Park for overthrowing Alexander Isak being the last defender.
By this action in Van Dijk He will lose a match, which he will face this Sunday at Anfield against Aston Villa, but the punishment could be more severe as the FA added in its statement that the Dutchman “used abusive and/or insulting words to the referee. “
They went Dijk protested energetically to referee John Brooks to show him red while VAR reviewed the incident and also spoke to the fourth official as he left the field of play. The defense has until Friday to respond to the accusation.
Source: La Verdad
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