Ex-refs chief: Burnley star should have been shown straight red for what he did to Liverpool star

Burnley midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu should have been shown a straight red card for serious foul play when the Clarets lost 1-0 to Liverpool on Sunday.

In their second home game of the Premier League season, Burnley hosted Liverpool on 14 September, suffering a 1-0 defeat thanks to Mohamed Salah’s 95th minute penalty.

The Lancashire club were searching for their second victory of the top-flight campaign, after losing 3-2 to Manchester United in their final game before the international break, but instead suffered their third loss.

Meanwhile, Liverpool opted against selecting summer signing Alexander Isak against Scott Parker’s side at Turf Moor.

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Meanwhile, in the 16th minute of the Reds’ win over Burnley, Ugochukwu committed a bad sliding challenge on fellow midfielder Alexis Mac Allister.

The 21-year-old’s challenge hurt the Liverpool man’s ankle, while the Argentine was subsequently replaced by Conor Bradley at half-time.

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Following their Premier League clash with Arne Slot’s side, Burnley host Nottingham Forest on Saturday, 20 September.

Meanwhile, speaking exclusively to Football Insider about referee Michael Oliver’s decision to brandish Ugochukwu with a yellow card, former FIFA referee and ex-PGMOL chief Keith Hackett said: “The challenge endangered the opponent and fulfilled the law for serious foul play.

“The referee should have sanctioned the offence with a red card.”

Ugochukwu was subsequently sent off when he received a second yellow card for a late challenge on Florian Wirtz.

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