Jurgen Klopp is excited to have Alexis Mac Allister available for selection against Newcastle United after being shown a red card in the 3-1 win over Bournemouth.

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Mac Allister was sent off by referee Thomas Bramall after catching Bournemouth midfielder Ryan Christie on the foot in the 58th minute of the game at Anfield.

The Reds appealed the decision and the 24-year-old had his red card overturned, therefore he will be able to feature at St James’ Park on Sunday.

“Very good news. Massive [relief]. I was not sure after the game. When I saw the pictures back I was pretty sure that it’s not a red card but that doesn’t mean then immediately that our appeal will be successful,” Klopp said at his pre-match press conference on Friday.

“I think we could make the point really clear and the pictures were pretty clear as well. You don’t have that a lot of times that pretty much everybody agrees on [that] this is not a red card and should not be a red card.

“It’s a bit of a message early in the season as well. Yes, harsh tackles and stuff like this should always be punished, I absolutely support that 100 per cent. But it was not a harsh tackle, it was just a touch in the situation.

“How I said, it was for us on the day already tough enough to play then in the circumstances – around about 40 minutes with 10 men. We were obviously not prepared for that but we scored the third goal, which was very helpful. And then we had to fight through it. It was a massive relief when I heard that it is overturned.”

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