Diogo Jota, a forward for Liverpool, was criticized by Gary Neville for his “stupid” behavior against Tottenham this evening. After being adjudged (incorrectly) to have tripped Destiny Udogie, the Portuguese attacker received a booking shortly after. Ninety seconds later, he fouled the same player and was swiftly given a second yellow card by Simon Hooper.
On commentary for Sky Sports (19:04), the ex-Manchester United full-back gave the 26-year-old the proper beating. That was stupid, yelled Neville. There won’t be much time for that under [Jurgen] Klopp. What is he doing after just getting a ticket? That is not very smart, and he has let his team down. “.
Jota’s second challenge on Udogie wasn’t shrewd and, regrettably, deserved a yellow card all by itself after he had just been cautioned. Hooper made a serious error when he issued the first caution to the Liverpool attacker, who was uninvolved in the incident because the Spurs defender tripped on his own rather than being caught by the Reds’ number 20.
With Curtis Jones already having received a caution in the first half, it reduced Jurgen Klopp’s team to nine players for the final 15-20 minutes against Tottenham. Amazingly, LFC has already received four red cards in the first seven Premier League games of the current season, whereas they only received one during the entire 2022–23 top-flight season.
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