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Marco Verratti HORROR tackle: Liverpool fans FURIOUS as PSG star escapes red card
LIVERPOOL fans were left fuming after Marco Verratti’s challenge on Gomez.
The Italian appeared to have his studs on the England international in the first half.
The referee only deemed the challenge worthy of a yellow card despite protests from the Liverpool players.
Replays showed that the PSG midfielder was lucky not to be sent for an early bath.
One fan tweeted: “That Verratti challenge should of 100% been a red card though.”
Another added: “Verratti should of been sent off but he's a class above any of our midfield three #LFC.”
A third said: “GAME CHANGER! If Verratti was off it could be different.”
“Ref is a bottler! That's a clear red and Verratti should be off,” a fourth added.
Verratti then made another foul and could have been shown a second yellow for another foul.
Another fan said: “Verratti goes if that's a Premier League game.
A second added: “Disgraceful challenge. Disgraceful not to send him off. Could have broken @J_Gomez97's leg.”
“That's an awful tackle from Verratti. Can't believe he wasn't sent off,” a third Liverpool fan added.
The BT Sport pundits unanimously agreed at half time that Verratti should have been shown red.