Alexis Mac Allister will have to tread carefully when it comes to discipline when Liverpool plays Luton Town on Sunday (16.30 GMT).
The midfield player for the Reds has received four Premier League bookings and is one booking away from serving a one-match suspension.
After paying £35 million to sign Mac Allister from Brighton in the summer, the team of Jurgen Klopp has benefited greatly from his abundance of service at number six. The Argentina international has received four yellow cards in ten games since his role is to screen the defence.
Given the likelihood that Mac Allister will receive a booking in each of the next nine games, a suspension seems unavoidable at some time. A player will be suspended for one match in the same tournament if they receive five cautions in the 19 Premier League games for their team.
This implies that Mac Allister knows he needs to exercise caution when he goes to Kenilworth Road to take on Luton Town. However, some supporters may be hopeful that the 24-year-old is genuinely scheduled, since it would mean he’s available for the crucial trip to Manchester City on Saturday, November 25, following the international break. Mac Allister would miss the next week’s match against Brentford if he did enter the referee’s notebook at Luton.
In August, Mac Allister was sent a straight red card during Liverpool’s 3-1 victory over Bournemouth. Nevertheless, the Reds prevailed in overturning the ruling, sparing Mac Allister a three-match punishment.
Trent Alexander-Arnold has had three bookings in the Premier League thus far, and Harvey Elliott, Ibrahima Konate, and Diogo Jota have all received cautions twice already.
