WATCH: Liverpool loan star receives STRAIGHT RED card for lashing out

Liverpool loan star Owen Beck has been shown a straight red card for lashing out in a game. You can catch the footage here.

Liverpool sent Owen Beck to Blackburn Rovers this season and the left-back has been thriving. His initial efforts this season earned rave reviews from Rovers fans, with several begging the Reds to let him stay permanently.

It’s not just for his efforts going forward, either. Beck made a ‘brilliant’, ‘goal-saving’ tackle last week that earned plaudits.

But we’ve got other mention the creativity, with Beck frequently providing the goods going forward for his loan side. However, things took a turn on Sunday.

Blackburn played Preston Norther End away from home in the Championship, with Beck starting at left-back. In all, he put in a decent game – no chances created, but three interceptions and a tackle.

Then came the 89th minute. Things got scrappy on Beck’s flank and a free-kick was given. Duane Holmes burst forward with the ball after the whistle and the left-back reacted by swiping an aggressive leg out at the Preston man.

You can catch the footage (with replays) below:

Owen Beck sent off

It’s not a good look for Beck, who will now miss three fixtures after receiving the straight red card. Not exactly the best way to capitalise on a bright spell of early form.

And he really doesn’t have anyone else to blame. It’s not the worst red card offence you’ll see this season – far from it – but he doesn’t make any clear attempt to win the ball and the lashing out looks deliberate.

We can’t imagine this is overturned on appeal, in other words. Beck’s season will stagnate for a little bit but maybe the extra rest allows him to fly into the next couple of months.

That’s the only positive we see from this, anyway.