Leicester fullback Ricardo Pereira has accused Liverpool midfielder Tyler Morton of almost ending his season midweek.
Pereira says he is 'feeling lucky' to have avoided a second ACL injury of his career following Tyler Morton's challenge during Liverpool's recent Carabao Cup quarter-final win.
Morton was shown a yellow card by referee Andy Madley for his tackle on the Portuguese right-back in the tenth minute of the match, with Pereira later making way three minutes before half-time after being unable to continue.
Had VAR been in operation during Wednesday's cup contest, it is possible the Liverpool midfielder's punishment could have been upgraded to a red card after the incident.
“Perspectives. You can say I should feel unlucky after coming off in my returning game and part of me is, but after what could be a season-ending tackle, what could be an ACL, I'm feeling lucky it's none of those even though I'll be out some time," Pereira said on social media.
"Like I say, it's perspective, for some it was just a yellow card."
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