Virgil van Dijk has been suspended for one match and fined £100,000 after admitting to behaving in an improper manner after being sent off against Newcastle

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has been handed an additional one-game ban and fined £100,000 after admitting to behaving in an “improper manner” following his red card at Newcastle United.

Van Dijk already missed last Sunday’s 3-0 home Premier League win over Aston Villa after serving a one-game suspension for his dismissal for a foul on Newcastle forward Alexander Isak half-an-hour into the Reds’ 2-1 win on Tyneside last month.

The Dutchman was subsequently slapped with a charge by the Football Association for behaving in an “improper manner and/or used abusive and/or insulting words towards a match official” when, having been red-carded, he angrily shouted and pointed his finger in the face of referee John Brooks and confronted fourth official Stuart Attwell before making his way down the tunnel having been ushered away by Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp.

Van Dijk has since admitted the charge and will now miss the Reds’ visit to Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday week when they resume action after the international break.

An FA statement said on Friday: “Virgil van Dijk has been suspended for one match and fined £100,000 for breaching FA Rule E3.1 during Liverpool’s Premier League fixture against Newcastle United on Sunday 27 August.

“The defender admitted that he acted in an improper manner and used abusive and insulting words towards a match official after being sent off in the 29th minute, and the sanctions were subsequently imposed by an independent Regulatory Commission.”

The FA will publish written reasons for the case in due course.