Andy Carroll sent off on disastrous debut for new club and lasts just 19 minutes

Andy Carroll had a disastrous full debut for his new club Dagenham and Redbridge on Saturday afternoon. The former Liverpool striker was shown a red card before half-time, forcing the sixth-tier side into an FA Cup replay. Carroll was once Liverpool's most expensive signing, costing them £35million from Newcastle United in January 2011. However, after making just 58 appearances and scoring a mere 11 goals, he was sold to West Ham United for a third of his original fee two-and-a-half years later.

Now aged 36, Carroll's career has seen him play across the English football leagues and even in France. After ending his stint with Bordeaux before the start of this season, he has now joined Dagenham and Redbridge. However, the former Liverpool player has had a difficult start with the National League South team. His time at the club began with a hamstring injury that ruled him out of the opening weeks of the season. He finally made his first appearance last week as a substitute in a 5-2 defeat against Worthing.

To make matters worse, Carroll received a straight red card on his first start for Dagenham and Redbridge. Adding insult to injury, he was wearing the captain's armband when he was sent off for a foul committed while jumping for the ball.

Dagenham and Redbridge saw their early lead slip away, ending in a 1-1 draw against Bedford Town after being reduced to ten men just before half-time. This result means they now face an FA Cup second round qualifying replay this coming Tuesday, a match which Carroll will be absent from.

In other news, Liverpool are eagerly anticipating the debut of their new record signing, Alexander Isak, from Newcastle, in their upcoming match against Burnley on Saturday.

The £125m striker has only played 18 minutes for Sweden this season, indicating that he needs to work on his fitness levels.

Liverpool manager Arne Slot praised Swedish manager Jon Dahl Tomasson, saying: "First of all, the Swedish manager (Jon Dahl) Tomasson deserves a big compliment because he gets maybe the best striker in the world in and needs him for his country but understands that playing him might result in injuries, so he took care of the player and he deserves a big compliment for that.

"We will treat Alex the same, so don't expect 90 mins every week, he missed pre-season and team sessions so we have to build him up gradually.

"But, that will be a challenge but we have signed him for six years, so this is what the fans have to keep in mind if I bring him in. In football, there's always criticism, sometimes they cheer for us; after the League Cup they were happy with him, in other moments you get criticised, this is part of his life, my life and now he is a player for us."