Horror tackle mars Liverpool loss to Sevilla
Joris Gnagnon's vicious foul on Yasser Larouci marred the friendly between Liverpool and Sevilla in Boston. Tim Bradbury/Getty Images
Jurgen Klopp's fury at Sevilla's dangerous play raised the temperature on a sweltering day in Boston as Liverpool's young left-back Yasser Larouci was stretchered off in a 2-1 pre-season loss at Fenway Park.
On the hottest day in the city since 1991, the Spaniards seemed to completely ignore the friendly billing of the test and a sending off seemed inevitable.
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That materialised on 76 minutes when Joris Gnagnon produced a vicious kick on the 18-year-old defender before protesting his red card.
Larouci, who was having an impressive game and had kept Jadon Sancho quiet in the 3-2 defeat against Borussia Dortmund, needed extended treatment and had to be stretchered off.
Liverpool will be hoping the injury is nowhere near as bad as it looked, but Klopp will rightly be furious at the persistent hazardous challenges from Sevilla.
Ever Banega was booked on 12 minutes for clattering into Harry Wilson, whom he later elbowed. Diego Carlos went flying in on Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
The Reds boss had words with Sevilla's coaching staff at half-time, but his pleas for a cleaner game went ignored.
It will be the tackles that live long in the memory from the encounter rather than the goals.
Julen Lopetegui's men took the lead at the home of the Red Sox courtesy of a scorcher from Nolito; his first-time finish sweeping past veteran goalkeeper Andy Lonergan on 37 minutes.
Divock Origi equalised just before the half was up after Trent Alexander-Arnold's corner was kept alive by Nat Philips and deflected into his path.
Sevilla won it late on through Alejandro Pozo, who was picked out by an Munir El Haddadi square pass and rounded Simon Mignolet before finishing.
Source: espn.co.uk
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