Jordan Henderson managed to earn himself a yellow card while he wasn’t even on the field as Ajax advanced into the last-16 of the Europa League tie.

Henderson began on the bench for the second leg against Union Saint-Gilloise in the Netherlands on Thursday night, with the Dutch team holding a 2-0 advantage.

However, the home side made things very challenging for themselves as that lead was swiftly erased during a disastrous first half.

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Jordan Henderson received a yellow card while he wasn’t even on the pitch on Thursday

Kevin Mac Allister, brother of Liverpool star Alexis, scored with a header in the 16th minute, and Davy Klaasen was sent off for a deliberate handball, allowing Promise David to convert the resulting penalty.

Tensions rose in the second half when Akinpelu fouled Ajax’s Jorthy Mokio, resulting in a confrontation between both teams as Saint-Gilloise’s Sofiane Boufal refused to relinquish the ball.

The pushing and shoving spilled over to the dugouts, where Henderson rushed over to get involved.

Henderson was seen gesturing toward the opposition, urging them to keep talking.

The altercation was eventually diffused while Henderson was observed making a ‘keep talking’ gesture from the sidelines.

He was one of several players who received a yellow card from referee Chris Kavanagh, marking the seventh booking of the season for the 34-year-old.

Henderson was later brought on to assist his team in finding a winner, and they achieved just that.

Kenneth Taylor saved their blushes by scoring the game’s second penalty in the third minute of extra time after Christian Burgess’ handball.

The midfielder was seen gesturing towards the opposition, telling them to keep talking

The melee was eventually calmed down whilst Henderson could be seen making a ‘keep talking’ gesture on the touchline.

He was one of a number of players shown a yellow card by referee Chris Kavanagh, a seventh booking of the season for the 34-year-old.

Henderson was still brought on to help his side find a winner and they did just that.

Kenneth Taylor spared their blushes by converting the game’s second penalty in the third minute of extra time after Christian Burgess’ handball.