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Atletico Madrid's Felipe given CONTROVERSIAL red card after tackle on Liverpool's Sadio Mane - with referee Danny Makkelie seemingly changing his mind after dissent from the Brazilian defender in the first-half

Atletico Madrid defender Felipe was given a surprise red card against Liverpool after a cynical trip on Sadio Mane and seemingly a change of mind from the referee.

The Brazilian flicked his foot out at the winger on the counter-attack in the 36th minute, before running away from Dutch official Danny Makkelie who repeatedly whistled and asked the centre back to return to talk to him.

With the away side certainly expecting a yellow card, Makkelie then brandished a straight red to the astonishment of the Atletico players, resulting in a booking for dissent to ex-Red Luis Suarez.