"Senseless and embarrassing" "More headbutts than shots on target" - Liverpool attacker Darwin Nunez gets ripped apart for getting sent off against Crystal Palace
Liverpool supporters have ripped into striker Darwin Nunez following his shocking red card against Crystal Palace on Monday, August 15.
The Reds found themselves chasing the game at 1-0 down at half-time in their first Premier League game at Anfield of the campaign.
Midway through the second-half, Palace defender Joachim Andersen shoved Nunez following a cleared cross, before the 23-year-old striker responded with a headbutt.
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Andersen went down and the referee had no choice but to send Nunez off to cap a nightmare home debut for the Uruguayan striker.
The attacker signed for the Reds in the summer for a club-record fee of €100 million from Benfica following 34 goals in 41 matches last season.
Nunez scored on his debut in the Reds' Community Shield victory over Manchester City. He then netted on his Premier League bow in their 2-2 draw against Fulham at Craven Cottage last week.
His excellent start to life for Jurgen Klopp's side led to his first start for the club against Palace. However, Nunez fell for the oldest trick in the book as he was goaded into a reaction by Andersen, who made the most of the incident.
The red card will now see the South American attacker miss the next three games through suspension. Following the incident, Liverpool supporters took to Twitter to vent their frustrations at the forward after his lack of discipline:
Absolutely no defending that from Nunez. Absolutely senseless and embarrassing.
Could have cost us the game.
nahhh um rootin for nunez so bad he saw these perfect guys an realised besuty is found in imperfection keep doin u brother
The ref has his back turned. Didn’t even see it. Turned around looked at him on the floor and red. Blatantly shite.
Nunez is a prick for retaliating too. #LFC
No way Darwin Nunez had more headbutts than shots on target tonight 😭😭😭
I hope Darwin Nuñez learns from that mistake. You cannot let defenders get into your head. Dumb mistake but Klopp will ensure he learns from this.
I absolutely love Darwin Núñez, but there’s no defending the lunacy that’s seen him get that red card
Darwin Nunez really said: https://t.co/JsqLVzqzJ6
Nunez proper went for it 😭😭 https://t.co/UAfn9imSmC
Darwin Nunez is a scrappy footballer
Nunez is the funniest footballer ever this fail match comp is gonna be nasty
Darwin Nunez red card caps off frustrating evening for Liverpool
The Reds are still searching for their first Premier League win this season after they failed to break down a stubborn Crystal Palace side on Monday.
Despite dominating in the first half, Liverpool found themselves a goal down at half-time. It was all to an excellent finish from former Manchester United forward Wilfried Zaha after some good work by Eberechi Eze.
Nunez then received his bizarre red card in the 57th minute, which killed the mood inside Anfield. However, Luis Diaz stepped up just four minutes later as he finished sublimely after a mazy run.
The Reds continued to pressure Patrick Vieira's side, but failed to find a winner despite creating some decent chances. Liverpool had 73% of possesion throughout the encounter and took 24 shots compared to the visitors' seven.
Klopp has been severely hampered this week by a series of injuries this week and it showed in his team selection. The German was forced to start fringe defender Nathaniel Phillips, as well as veteran midfielder James Milner.
The Reds now already sit four points behind joint leaders Manchester City and Arsenal.
Darwin Nunez with a headbutt that wouldn't look out of place outside Kebab Express at 2am.
Klopp's side will next face arch-rivals Manchester United at Old Trafford on next Monday, August 22.