Dominik Szoboszlai will be absent for Liverpool\u2019s Premier League trip to Sunderland after being sent off late in the Anfield defeat by Manchester City. His free kick had earlier given Liverpool the lead, but a late series of events changed the outcome and left the midfielder facing a short suspension.<\/p>\n
Bernardo Silva equalised and Erling Haaland converted from the penalty spot to complete City\u2019s comeback. In stoppage time, Gianlugi Donnarumma sprawled to deny Alexis Mac Allister and Liverpool pushed forward again. A deep ball into the box led to Rayan Cherki attempting a strike from inside City\u2019s half, which prompted a foot race involving Szoboszlai and Haaland.<\/p>\n
The pair fell in the scramble and Cherki\u2019s attempt rolled into the net, but the goal did not stand. Referee Craig Pawson was instructed to review the incident at the pitch-side monitor. The match feed recorded the VAR intervention: “#LIVMCI \u2013 90+10\u2019 VAR OVERTURN After VAR review, the referee overturned the original decision of goal to Manchester City. Referee announcement: \u201cAfter review, there is a careless foul by Erling Haaland, that pulls the shirt of Dominic Szoboszlai. Prior to that, Szoboszlai\u2026”<\/p>\n
Following VAR\u2019s decision, Pawson disallowed the goal and dismissed Szoboszlai for denying a clear goal-scoring opportunity. The report states that Szoboszlai had pulled Haaland back during the scramble and that Haaland then tugged the Liverpool midfielder to the ground.<\/p>\n
The red card triggers a suspension under FA rules. Given the specific nature of the dismissal, the suspension is for a single match. Szoboszlai will therefore be unavailable against Sunderland on Wednesday but is eligible to return for the FA Cup tie with Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday and the Premier League trip to Nottingham Forest on Feb. 22.<\/p>\n
This season Szoboszlai\u2019s minutes have been split between attacking midfield and right-back, and he has also filled in on the right wing during Mohamed Salah\u2019s absence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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