Liverpool midfielder Alexis McAllister will miss the club’s next two Premier League and Champions League games through suspension.
It means Mac Allister will be unavailable for Saturday’s lunchtime Merseyside derby against Everton at Goodison Park, likely to be his last at the famous stadium unless the clubs are drawn in an FA Cup tie later in the season.
Mac Allister will then pull out of the European tour in Girona three days later.
The 2022 World Cup winner coincidentally received two individual one-match bans in domestic and European competitions.
Yellow card after 20 minutes On Wednesday night the 3-3 draw against Newcastle it was Mac Allister’s fifth in the Premier League this season. His first four came in successive games against Crystal Palace, Chelsea, Arsenal and Brighton & Hove Albion in October and November. The penalty for yellow card accumulation is automatic suspension for the next domestic game.
But McAllister had already been slapped with a similar ban by UEFA following his third yellow card of the season in the Champions League. against Real Madrid last week. Previous bookings against AC Milan and RB Leipzig mean a one-match ban in Europe must also be served.
Mac Allister, now in his second season with Liverpoolhe was a key part of Arne Slot’s team. The Argentine has started 12 of 14 Premier League games, as well as five so far in the Champions League. No player has made more appearances and only Virgil van Dijk, Mohamed Salah and regular central midfield partner Ryan Gravenberts have been on the pitch for more minutes.
McAllister will be eligible to return to action when Liverpool host Fulham in the Premier League on December 14.
