Rio Ferdinand and Peter Crouch believe Crystal Palace’s Jordan Ayew should not have been sent off in their 2-1 loss to Liverpool.
Rio Ferdinand and Peter Crouch agreed that Jordan Ayew should not have been shown a second yellow card in Liverpool’s thrilling late victory over Crystal Palace.
The tie shifted in Jurgen Klopp’s direction after the Ghanaian’s controversial 75th-minute dismissal, with the Reds claiming victory thanks to late goals from Mohamed Salah and Harvey Elliot.
Rio Ferdinand and Peter Crouch believe Crystal Palace’s Jordan Ayew should not have been sent off in their 2-1 loss to Liverpool.
Ayew had received an equally egregious caution earlier in the half for blocking a Liverpool free-kick and was sent off after halting an attack.
Crouch, a former Liverpool striker, acknowledged he didn’t see the turnaround coming and disagreed with the decision.
‘You didn’t see that coming, especially after the first half performance.’ He stated this on TNT Sports. ‘Palace definitely grew into the game by scoring, but they dropped further and deeper.
didn’t agree with the red card but you have to say Liverpool are used to doing this. This is becoming a part of their season now, this is becoming a story of their season – coming from behind a winning games.’ He said.
‘There’s resilience in this squad, there’s maturity in this squad, there’s experience but also an ability to score goals at critical points in games.’
