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Salah deserved a red card for horror tackle, says Dowd

 

Mohamed Salah deserved to be given the marching orders for his horror tackle in Liverpool’s 2-0 Champions League victory over Porto on Tuesday night, says Premier League referee Phil Dowd.

Salah caught Danilo Pereira on the leg with his studs up which Dowd felt he should have been punished for when asked on his opinion after the match.

He said: “I was of the impression that they were looking at it but then didn’t think it needed an official review.

“I have watched it again three or four times and my opinion is – as we are looking at it now – it endangered the safety of the opponent and should have been sanctioned with a red card.

Dowd was surprised that match official Antonio Mateu Lahoz opted against reviewing the foul on VAR at Anfield on Tuesday night.

The incident occurred late on in Liverpool’s 2-0 quarter-final win .

 

 

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