Former Premier League referee Mike Dean gives Liverpool red card verdict as Klopp finally gets what he wants

Former Premier League referee Mike Dean has given his verdict on a controversial call against Liverpool on Saturday, while Jurgen Klopp likes one development.

The Merseyside derby is often a delicious affair, but Liverpool have been so far ahead of Everton in recent seasons that it has changed things a bit. Even from 11 vs. 11 would think that Jürgen Kloppand#039’s side have found success.

Despite this, Ibrahima Konaté was lucky to avoid a red card. Referee Craig Pawson noted that Beto had lost control of the ball and there was very little contact from the Frenchman, but it would have been easy for the former RB Leipzig defender to receive another yellow card. The reality, of course, is that this was hardly a game where Liverpool made many decisions in their favour. Michael Keane’s handball was clear and Everton were probably lucky not to have a challenge on Nathan Patterson and number 039 Luis Díaz ruled out a few minutes earlier.

In any case, it would be difficult to argue that Liverpool and#039;always and#039; gets big calls (although Jordan Pickford tried). Díaz himself knows this all too well, and there were many other examples.

Here are the latest Liverpool.com stories you can’t miss, starting with Mike Dean’s decision on Konaté’s contribution. Sean Dyche was not happy about it.

Mike Dean gave Liverpool a red card decision 

Everton boss Dyche and goalkeeper Pickford were not happy with Craig Pawson’s decision to field all 11 Liverpool players on Saturday. Konaté could easily have been sent off and Joël Matip was quickly brought to the bench.

And former Premier League referee Mike Dean weighed in on the decision. He felt Konaté was lucky to avoid a second booking when Beto counter-attacked. Matt Addison has the full story and full quotes by clicking here.

Jurgen Klopp is finally getting what he wants 

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has often complained, quite rightly, about the busy fixture schedule in the English Premier League. Virgil van Dijk has also spoken about this recently.

FA Cup replays have slowly disappeared in recent seasons. And now, although the FA has not officially announced the abolition of third and fourth round replays, the Daily Mirror reports that the decision has already been made and #039; so doing. In addition, the current two-legged Carabao Cup semi-finals are expected to become history, with changes likely to take effect in 2025 ahead of a new TV deal. This would be a significant boost and an additional incentive to go far in this competition. Matt Addison has the full story with all the details by clicking here.