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Maresca Sent Off for Touchline Celebration as Chelsea Edge Liverpool 2-1

The FA rule barring dismissed coaches from post‑match interviews left Willy Caballero to speak, prompting criticism from Jamie Carragher.

Overview

  • Chelsea beat Liverpool 2-1 at Stamford Bridge, with Estevao Willian scoring a late winner after Moises Caicedo’s opener and Cody Gakpo’s equaliser.
  • Enzo Maresca sprinted down the touchline to celebrate with players and received a second yellow from referee Anthony Taylor, resulting in a red card.
  • Under the FA’s 2023 touchline behaviour charter, a sent‑off manager cannot conduct post‑match media duties, so assistant Willy Caballero handled interviews.
  • Jamie Carragher praised Maresca’s celebration and called the rule preventing post‑match access for dismissed managers “ridiculous.”
  • Maresca later posted that the last‑gasp win was “a beautiful joy” and called it a shame he could not celebrate at the final whistle, offering no apology for the dismissal.