Alan Shearer has admitted that he "feels" for Nick Pope following his suspension for the Carabao Cup final, despite agreeing that Anthony Taylor was correct in sending off the Newcastle United goalkeeper during the 2-0 defeat to Liverpool.
It was a night to forget for those at St James' Park as Jurgen Klopp's side broke the Magpies' 17-game unbeaten run. Goals from Darwin Nunez and Cody Gakpo inside the opening 20 minutes proved to be all Liverpool needed to claim victory over Newcastle for the second time this season.
However, things quickly went from bad to worse for the Tyneside club when Pope was shown a straight red card for handling the ball outside the area. The dismissal now means that the 30-year-old will be suspended for Newcastle's Wembley clash with Manchester United.