Liverpool midfielder Alexis MacAllister will miss the club’s next two Premier League and Champions League games through suspension.
It means Mac Allister will be unavailable for Saturday midday’s Merseyside derby against Everton at Goodison Park, likely to be the last at the famous stadium unless the clubs come together in an FA Cup tie there later in the season
Mac Allister will also leave the European trip in Girona three days later.
The 2022 World Cup winner has coincidentally received two individual one-match bans in both domestic and European competitions.
Yellow card in the 20th minute Wednesday night’s 3-3 draw against Newcastle United it was Mac Allister’s fifth in the Premier League this season. His first four came in successive games against Crystal Palace, Chelsea, Arsenal and Brighton & Hove Albion in October and November. The penalty for yellow card accumulation is an automatic suspension for the next national match.
But Mac Allister had already received a similar ban from UEFA following his third yellow card of the season in the Champions League. against Real Madrid last week. Previous bookings against AC Milan and RB Leipzig mean a one-match European ban must also be served.
Mac Allister, now in his second season with Liverpoolhe has been a key part of Arne Slot’s team. The Argentine has started 12 of 14 Premier League games, as well as five in the Champions League so far. No player has made more appearances and only Virgil van Dijk, Mohamed Salah and regular midfield partner Ryan Gravenberch have been on the pitch for more minutes.
Mac Allister will be eligible to return to action when Liverpool host Fulham in the Premier League on December 14.
