The law's an ass, but halfwit Hugo really takes the biscuit

THE rule itself is downright farcical.

- BY JEREMY CROSS

But what does that make a footballer who is still unable to adhere to it?

Arne Slot has delivered the understatement of the season so far, when it comes to describing the behaviour of Liverpool forward Hugo Ekitike.

"It was stupid, not smart in every sense," said Slot (right), when discussing the red card Ekitike engineered for himself during his side's Carabao Cup win over Southampton at Anfield (below).

To recap. Having replaced Alexander Isak, Ekitike wasted no time in getting himself booked for throwing the ball in the air.