Nick Pope was visibly upset after being ruled out of Newcastle's Carabao Cup final next weekend following a red card in the defeat by Liverpool on Saturday night.
Pope was dismissed in the 22nd minute by referee Anthony Taylor after he handballed outside the penalty area. His intervention prevented a goalscoring opportunity for Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah and left his side staring at an uphill battle.
Newcastle were already 2-0 down when the goalkeeper was sent off and had to sacrifice midfielder Elliot Anderson to bring on Martin Dubravka. Ultimately the damage had already been done through goals from Darwin Nunez and Cody Gakpo as Liverpool became the first away side to win at St James’ Park in the league this season.
