Jamie Carragher shares his harsh opinion about what he saw just seconds after the Liverpool red card on Monday Night Football.
Jamie Carragher shared his frustration about what happened right after Ryan Gravenberch was sent off in Liverpool’s 3-0 loss to Manchester City at Anfield. City scored three goals in the second half after Gravenberch got a second yellow card for a foul on Jeremy Doku.
On Monday Night Football, Carragher talked about the red card and was surprised by what happened just off the pitch afterward. When Gravenberch was sent off, the Sky Sports cameras showed Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola talking with Victor Munoz on the sidelines. The footage then stopped, and Carragher expressed his frustration that a substitute wasn’t ready to come on right after the second yellow card.
“We saw Iraola calling Nyoni back after about 50 seconds,” Carragher said. “But my frustration is that after at least 15 seconds, Nyoni still wasn’t even putting his shirt on. Whether it’s the shirt or shorts, players need to be ready to come on.”
Special guest Steve Cooper, former Nottingham Forest and Swansea manager, was asked if it’s normal for subs not to be ready in these moments. “It can happen,” he said, “and for a coach, it’s a nightmare. You want your subs ready at all times.”
Carragher added, “But we’re talking about top-level football here. The manager might be stressed, but someone needs to get this fixed quicker.”
After Gravenberch’s red card at 62 minutes, Erling Haaland scored for City at 65 minutes. Liverpool brought on Trey Nyoni a minute later to replace Florian Wirtz.
After the game, Iraola criticized the decision to give Gravenberch his first yellow card and said the red card changed everything. “We played two different games – before and after the red card. We were better until then, but after that, City took control and scored,” he said.
He also said, “The first foul on Ryan was never a yellow. It was a minor thing, maybe a stomp on the big toe. The referee didn’t call a foul right away; he let it go. Elliot Anderson took a few steps and went down, but it wasn’t dangerous, and it happened in the middle of the pitch.”