Van Dijk's gruesome injury

The incident happened in the 45+3 minute at St. James Park, when Gordon slipped, causing his studs to hit Van Dijk's calf. Initially, referee Simon Hooper gave Gordon a yellow card. But after consulting VAR, the referee decided to change it to a red card.

This tackle made fans worried for Van Dijk. When the Dutch midfielder pulled down his socks, he revealed obvious scars on his calf.

Van Dijk revealed his injury.

With this red card, Gordon will likely have to miss up to three matches due to the serious nature of the foul.

Speaking after the match, Van Dijk also revealed his short conversation with Gordon: "I told him that if I hadn't been sent off in that phase, I wouldn't understand how football works today. I just found it a bit strange that the referee came to check the VAR screen."

Newcastle legend Alan Shearer also expressed his displeasure with Gordon's tackle on social media, saying it was a stupid tackle and deserved a red card.

Ryan Gravenberch, Hugo Ekitike and Rio Ngumoha were the three players on target as Liverpool won 3-2 against Newcastle. This victory helped Liverpool rank third in the Premier League rankings with 6 points, level with Arsenal and Tottenham.

Goals on the day Liverpool won the championship In the early morning of April 28, Liverpool crushed Tottenham 5-1 at Anfield, thereby winning the Premier League championship 4 rounds early.

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