irgil van Dijk has been banned for an extra match and fined £100,000 for utilizing abusive and insulting phrases in the direction of match officers following his sending off throughout Liverpool’s win over Newcastle final month.
The defender was shown a straight red card in the first-half after a problem on Newcastle ahead Alexander Isak and was seen visibly remonstrating with each referee John Brookes and fourth official Craig Pawson.
Van Dijk took minutes to go away the sphere of play and duly missed Liverpool’s win over Aston Villa final weekend.
After admitting that he acted in an improper method, the Reds skipper will now miss the journey to Wolves on Saturday 16 September.
"The defender admitted that he acted in an improper manner and used abusive and insulting words towards a match official after being sent off in the 29th minute, and the sanctions were subsequently imposed by an independent regulatory commission," learn an FA assertion.
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