Lucas Paqueta quite literally talked himself into a first red card in English football after being sent off for dissent.

The West Ham midfielder received his marching orders in the 84th minute following two quickfire yellow cards in his side's 2-0 home defeat to Liverpool.

Paqueta first received a caution by referee Darren England for continuously speaking back at him.

England then had to call over Hammers skipper Jarrod Bowen in an attempt to calm the ex-Lyon playmaker down.

Hammer blow

But Paqueta refused to go away, with the match official left with no alternative but to brandish him another yellow - earning the 28-year-old his first red card for the east London outfit.

It remains unclear what exactly Paqueta was so furious about, with the player sarcastically clapping the deci

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