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Shearer insists Liverpool striker Mane deserved red: Don't give me that rubbish!

Geordie great Alan Shearer insists Liverpool striker Sadio Mane should've been sent off at the start of their 2-2 draw with Chelsea.

A high ball was played out to the left side of the pitch with Mane and Cesar Azpilicueta both competing aerially for the header, with the Liverpool man catching the Chelsea captain with his arm.

With just six seconds on the clock, referee Anthony Taylor only gave Mane a yellow card, leaving Thomas Tuchel on the Chelsea bench furious.

Shearer said on BBC's Match of the Day 2: "Red, all day, every day, it should be. I don't care whether it's after six seconds, six minutes, or 60 minutes - that should be a red card.

"Do not give me the rubbish that his eyes are on the ball. That doesn't make any difference whatsoever. That, for me, is endangering an opponent and it should have been a red card."

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