However, as wild celebrations were unfolding within Anfield, Atletico managers found themselves in face to face with Liverpool supporters. It is not known exactly why Simeon jumps off the rails, but we were able to see many Liverpool fans sprinting through Argentine tacticians.
The referee quickly headed towards the touchline before swinging Simeone around the red card. He had already been booked early in the contest to move his mouth to the judge after opposing one of the officials’ decisions.
For the latest broken stories and headlines, sign up for our Daily Express LFC newsletter.
Simeone admitted after the match that he should control himself better, but former Liverpool ace Steve McManaman believes that the eccentric manager has all the rights to “give him the better he gets.” During TNT Sport’s post-match analysis, he explained:
“He gives him as good as he gets, and that’s why people really like him all over the world. He’s very passionate and he sticks to his side. With Liverpool fans, I don’t know if they’ve said anything, but he doesn’t speak English anyway, but Skaus’ accent is even worse, so he does well to get it.”
Anyway, for Liverpool, who scored in the second half in all five games this season, it marks another impressive winner. Regarding his teammate character, Van Dik told TNT Sports: “We kept pushing 3-1. We deflected the equalizer on a massive scale. That wasn’t great. We found our way again.
“They are teams that never give up. They have quality players who can punish us before a break, punish us after a break, and if we’re a little too late, at 3-1 we have a little confidence.
