Watch: Walker tries to stop Alli red card as Gabbia looks on with confusion | OneFootball

Dele Alli was sent off just ten minutes after coming off the bench for Como against AC Milan. As the referee was about to show the red card, Kyle Walker tried to stop him.

Milan came away with all three points in their usual fashion, i.e. a comeback win, against Como last night. While the away side pushed for an equaliser towards the end, they were somewhat brought to a halt by Dele Alli, who was sent off in the 91st minute, just ten minutes after coming on.

The Englishman was initially shown a yellow card for a nasty challenge on Ruben Loftus-Cheek, but after a VAR check, it was changed to a red card. As the referee Matteo Marchetti was about to show the red card, Walker ran over and tried to convince him not to.

Matteo Gabbia looked very confused as it all unfolded and questioned Walker’s actions, as you can see in the video below (2:05 minutes in). While one can understand why the right-back did it (given Alli’s tough past), it’s equally true that Milan needed the three points and the red card helped.

The reactions on social media, as such, have been mixed among the fans.