What did Jude Bellingham say to get red card? Forensic lip-reading expert convinced Real Madrid star merely enquired about a THROW-IN before Jose Luis Munuera sent him off

The England star was given his marching orders in the 39th minute after an exchange of words with referee Jose Luis Munuera. Marca claims the official thought Bellingham told him to "f*ck off" but Nicola Hickling, the founder and lead analyst at LipReader, has tried to shed some light on what the 21-year-old actually said during Madrid's costly draw in La Liga on Saturday.

Hickling told Jeffbetthat Bellingham was merely calling for a throw-in and the referee got the wrong end of the stick.

She said Bellingham said: “Throw in, it’s a throw in."

The official responded by saying: “You’re out. Get off," leading the shocked Madrid man to say: "What?!"

Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti was asked for his reaction to the red card, saying: "I think [the referee] didn't understand English well. He said: 'f*ck off', he didn't say: 'f*ck you' . He made a mistake, the translation of 'f*ck off' in Spanish is more like: 'don't f*ck with me'."

Bellingham is now facing a ban unless this is overturned and Madrid could end the weekend down in third after starting it in first - if Atletico Madrid and Barcelona win. This comes at a time when Los Blancos have repeatedly questioned the quality of refereeing in La Liga.

Bellingham is still likely to feature in Madrid's Champions League second-leg play-off tie against Manchester City on Wednesday as the sending off will only apply to La Liga games.