Newcastle United Forward Anthony Gordon issued an apology to Captain Liverpool Virgil van Dijk after his unscrupulous challenge during the heated Premier League meeting in St James Park on Tuesday evening.
Clash already due to uncertainty carried an advantage Surrounding striker Alexander Isakwho expressed his desire to leave the club in the middle of strong connections with Liverpool. With Isak outside the picture, Gordon was entrusted with the line leadership, but his evening ended with a controversy.
In the middle of the competition, the 23 -year -old man plunged into a mistaken tool on Van Dijk and caught the Dutch defender high on the right calf. The challenge initially earned Gordon’s yellow card, but after the referee Simon Hooper consulted the monitor on the side side via Var, it was upgraded to straight red. Van Dijk left the incident on the ground and his sock collided on the ankle.
Gordon later took Instagram to express his regret for his actions.
“I want to sincerely apologize to my teammates and fans. My intentions were clean – in the game I just tried to create energy and thought about it.
“And more importantly, I am so proud of the time I spent on the pitch and how we played tonight. The atmosphere is what St James’ park does so special. I love everything we stand for for the club and not more than right now. Picture with kind permission: Instagram Story (@anthonygordon)
Liverpool, which led 1-0 at the time of the incident, eventually secured dramatic victory 3-2With sixteen -year -old Rio Ngumoha, he recorded the winner deep to the time of stopping.
Van Dijk, thought about the tools, emphasized the seriousness of the incident.
“I told him, if it’s not a shipping, I don’t understand football. Unfortunately, these things happen. Whether he meant it or not, it happened. We move on,” said the Dutchman.
The release has marked Gordon’s second red card in six months and will now serve the home pause of three matches.
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Published:
Amar Pancker
Published on:
August 26, 2025
