Alonso accepted the decision to dismiss the ENgland international, whose booking for a clash with Mateus Fernandes was swiftly followed by another for stamping on Conor Gallagher.
Asked whether the referee had reached the correct verdict, the Chelsea boss made clear that he had been told the sending-off was justified, although he still needed to review the incident himself.
“Absolutely. I’ve not seen it but I’ve been told it’s right,” he said.
“We think [up until] now we haven’t received any red cards (this season) and we need to continue that way because we need to have this maturity to deal with difficult moments.
