Former Manchester United loanee Martin Dubravka has compared Newcastle United's goalkeeper crisis to a movie, following Nick Pope's sending-off during Saturday's 2-0 defeat to Liverpool at St James' Park.
After falling 2-0 down inside the opening 17 minutes, Newcastle's woes were compounded when shot-stopper Pope was sent-off just five minutes after Cody Gakpo had doubled Liverpool's lead. The former Burnley man, who has been exceptional this season, rushed out of his penalty area to try and beat Mohamed Salah to a punt up field and bizarrely handed the ball, denying the Egyptian a clear goalscoring opportunity.
Referee Anthony Taylor was left with no choice but to brandish a red card in Pope's direction, meaning he will miss next Sunday's Carabao Cup final against United at Wembley. He has played a key role in their run to the final, keeping four clean sheets in five matches, meaning he will no doubt be devastated at the thought of missing out.
