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Liverpool legend Michael Owen has explained why Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga was also to blame for the Blues’ red card.
Frank Lampard saw Andreas Christensen being sent off for dragging Sadio Mane to the ground in the first half after a VAR review.
The center-back was running to help a hurrying Kepa, who conceded two goals in the 2-0 defeat.
While the 25-year-old was able to stay on the field, Owen suggested he played a much bigger role in the disappearance of his teammate.
Speaking to Premier League Productions, the former striker said: “We hear many times that goalkeepers create nervousness in all four of their defenders and I think he’s a perfect example.
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“He did it early in the game when he ran out of his box for no apparent reason. When your goalkeeper is nervous, run for your whole team. You shouldn’t run 25 yards out of your target.
“I don’t think there are any complaints about the red card decision.
“It took two attempts by the referee to get there, but I think he did it in the end.
“It was a great run for Sadio Mane to cross Christensen’s face but the goalkeeper comes out and confuses the situation for the great center.
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“He [Christensen] surrounds Sadio Mane with two arms, grabs him, throws him to the ground and is a definitive expulsion. “
The Spanish goalkeeper, who arrived at Stamford Bridge last summer for a record 72 million pounds, also put the ball back at a plate for Mane to score a double.
And Lampard gave a damning account of Kepa’s mistake in the loss at Stamford Bridge full time.
Speaking to BBC Sport, Lampard said: “[It was a] big mistake.
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“Clear mistake and when you reflect in the half without the error and the penalty we tied the game 1-1.
“In fact, I am happier in many ways [with the performance] than it was after Brighton on Monday. ”
The Blues boss added: “It’s a clear mistake that cost us, then we have a penalty that we were able to score.
“He has to keep working, he has support around him.”
It comes when an expert believes that Kepa “sent a message” to his coach with his reaction to Mane’s second goal.
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