After Liverpool narrowly defeated Southampton 2-1, McCarnoff, who is currently a BBC commentator, commented on Ekitic's undressing and dyeing red.
He said: "This is simply ridiculous. Now everyone knows the rules. Listen, I fully support passion, emotionality, and even impulses on the court, but this is not the case at all."
"This is just an ordinary goal, the ball was passed to his feet and completed the shot easily. I really don't understand what he was thinking at the time, and actually took off his jersey and raised it to signal to the audience. There is no need to do this."