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Jamie Carragher calls out Liverpool star for 'ridiculous' Arsenal incident: 'It's got to stop'

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Flood, G. (2026, November 1). Jamie Carragher calls out Liverpool star for 'ridiculous' Arsenal incident: 'It's got to stop'. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/liverpool-fc-mac-allister-madueke-arsenal-carragher-b1303176.html

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Jamie Carragher criticized Lucas Mac Allister of Liverpool for a controversial incident during Sunday's match against Arsenal at Anfield. After initially slapping Martin Odegaard and sparking an altercation, Mac Allister theatrically fell to the ground when Noni Madueke confronted him, avoiding further punishment from referee Andy Madley despite being booked along with Timber. Carragher called out Mac Allister on Sky Sports, describing the behavior as "ridiculous" and urging football authorities to address such incidents by not issuing red cards for exaggerated reactions.

Written by AI on 2026-11-01, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Arsenal secured their first Premier League win at Anfield in 14 years by defeating Liverpool 1-0 on Sunday, November 1. The match, which was marred by VAR drama and a contentious incident involving Alexis Mac Allister, saw Kai Havertz score the only goal of the game in the 16th minute. Arsenal's victory came despite several injury concerns, including Bukayo Saka and William Saliba being unavailable. The win propels Arsenal to the top of the Premier League table, two points better off after nine games compared to their title-winning campaign last season. Manager Mikel Arteta, who was captain during Arsenal's previous Anfield victory in 2012, saw his team overcome a challenging test at one of football’s most intimidating venues.

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The Argentine midfielder was a central figure during Sunday’s high-profile showdown between potential title rivals at Anfield, where the defending champions won for the first time since September 2012 thanks to Kai Havertz’s first-half goal. asserted

champions → defend → goal

Mac Allister spurned arguably dominant Liverpool’s best chance to equalise before the interval, heading over the crossbar from close range after being picked out by a pinpoint left-wing cross from Milos Kerkez. asserted

Allister → spurn → Kerkez

He was later at the centre of the game’s biggest flashpoint as tempers flared in the closing stages, falling to the ground theatrically while clutching his face following an altercation with Noni Madueke. Mac Allister had initially sparked the incident by slapping Martin Odegaard on the back of the head and barking something at the Arsenal captain while he was down on the ground following a foul, behaviour which Jurrien Timber also took exception to. asserted

Timber → flare → exception

Madueke was already on a yellow card for earlier sweeping the legs of Bradley Barcola, but avoided any further punishment from referee Andy Madley following a review by VAR Stuart Attwell, who deemed that it was not a headbutt as Timber and Mac Allister were both booked instead. asserted

Timber → sweep → Attwell

“I wanted Liverpool to win the game, but I’m delighted he [Madueke] never got sent off there,” Carragher said on Sky Sports. asserted

Carragher → want → Sports

“We have really got to be strong calling people out and just saying, ‘this is embarrassing’. asserted

this → get → people

“It’s got to stop. asserted

It → get → ?

It’s ridiculous. asserted

It → ’ → ?

I said it a couple of weeks ago with a similar sort of thing, I can’t stand it. asserted

I → say → it

I think everybody in the country watching football, this head-to-head stuff... if someone puts their head back and butts, of course, red card. asserted

someone → think → card

“But this stuff about head to head and if someone touches the other one goes down and the player gets sent off, as a game, as football, people in the Premier League, supporters, call your own people out for it. asserted

people → touch → it

Read More “I’m a Liverpool fan. asserted

I → read → ?

It’s got to stop. asserted

It → get → ?

People are trying to gain this advantage because they know they can. asserted

they → try → advantage

Because red cards are getting given for it. asserted

cards → give → it

“Whether it’s from Howard Webb [chief refereeing officer for PGMOL], the Premier League, the managers get together, stop getting red cards for this crap.” asserted

managers → ’ → crap

Jamie Carragher calls out Liverpool star for 'ridiculous' Arsenal incident: 'It's got to stop'

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