Ryan Mason said Diogo Jota should have been sent off before scoring Liverpool‘s stoppage time winner in a 4-3 victory against Tottenham Hotspur, claiming that the forward deserved a red card for “endangering an opponent” with a foul that left midfielder Oliver Skipp with a gashed head.
Jota’s goal four minutes into stoppage time came seconds after Richarlison had capped a Spurs fightback from 3-0 down to equalise and seemingly claim a point for the visitors.
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The former Wolves forward, a second-half substitute for Luis Diaz, was involved in an incident with Skipp which forced the midfielder to go off the pitch with a head wound and Spurs interim-manager Mason said the challenge was a clear red card incident.
“Honestly, it’s probably the clearest red card you will see on the football pitch,” Mason said. “I need an explanation. It endangered the opponent. Skipp needs stitches and Jota has scored the goal when he shouldn’t be on the pitch.
“When you talk about endangering an opponent, to draw blood from a stud when his head if 5.5-feet in the air just baffles me.
