Naby Keita is given three-match ban for high tackle as RB Leipzig man shows Liverpool fans reckless streak
- Naby Keita has been handed a three-match ban for a high tackle in Leipzig game
- Keita received a straight red card for challenge on Gladbach's Christoph Kramer
- Guinean was penalised for dangerous play returns to domestic action in October
- Keita will join Liverpool at start of 2017-18 season after £55m deal was agreed
RB Leipzig midfielder Naby Keita has shown Liverpool fans the reckless side to his game after the Guinea international was dismissed for a dangerous challenge at the weekend.
Keita has been given a three-match Bundesliga ban after being sent off for a high tackle in the final eight minutes of Saturday's 2-2 draw with Borussia Monchengladbach.
The 22-year-old went in with a high tackle on Gladbach's Christoph Kramer, earning a straight red card late in the game.
Naby Keita played 83 minutes of the draw for Leipzig before he was given his marching orders
Christoph Kramer suffered a bloodied face following the dangerous high tackle from Keita
The German football federation confirmed on Monday that the Guinean was sanctioned for 'rough play' by the DFB's disciplinary tribunal.
'The player or the club has agreed to the verdict, so the verdict is legally binding,' said the DFB. There was no immediate comment from either the club or the player.
The tenacious midfielder will miss domestic games against Augsburg, Frankfurt and Cologne in the coming weeks
Keita will join Liverpool at the start of next season after a club-record £55million deal was agreed between the two clubs last month.
The 22-year-old could have very few complaints at receiving a three match suspension
The Gladbach players protest after the nasty challenge from the player heading for Anfield
Keita will miss domestic games against Augsburg, Frankfurt and Cologne in the coming weeks
Jurgen Klopp sees Keita playing in an advanced midfield position with his high tempo style ideally suited to Liverpool's pressing game.
While Klopp is content to wait 12 months to get a player who he feels will help the club continue to make progress in the future, the German will have been less than impressed by the indiscipline which cost his side.
The nature of the challenge on Kramer was ironically similar to the one which saw Sadio Mane sent off against Manchester City, with any hope Leipzig had of snatching a late winner fading after the dismissal.
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