Newcastle forward Anthony Gordon has apologized to Virgil van Dijk for a reckless challenge on the Liverpool defender that earned a red card and said he was “trying to create energy” in a wild Premier League game.

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Ex-Everton forward Gordon was shown his marching orders in first-half stoppage-time after catching Van Dijk late on the back of the calf. Hooper initially gave Gordon a yellow card before soon upgrading it to red once he had watched the incident back again on his pitch-side monitor.