Graeme Souness has called on former employers Newcastle to discard Jonjo Shelvey following the midfielder's dismissal for standing on Dele Alli in the Magpies' 2-0 defeat to Tottenham.
Shelvey seemed to be annoyed by Alli's refusal to hand over the ball and impetuously stood on the England midfielder's ankle in full view of Andre Marriner, who dished out a red card to the Newcastle captain three minutes into the second half.
It proved a turning point in the St James' Park clash, with Alli having the last laugh by opening the scoring just after the hour before Ben Davies' 70th-minute goal sealed a season-opening victory for Spurs.