Not Pereira or Diop: Neil Mellor says Fulham player was ‘lucky’ to avoid red card v Liverpool

Some Liverpool fans might’ve felt that Fulham could’ve had two players sent off at Anfield on Saturday, and Neil Mellor pointed to another incident where a visiting player might justifiably have been given his marching orders.

Issa Diop escaped a first-minute red card after VAR looked at his robust challenge on Andy Robertson, and then Andreas Pereira somehow escaped with only a booking for a nasty foul on Ryan Gravenberch’s Achilles.

LFC’s left-back was dismissed in the 17th minute...