In his first start for Liverpool, and on his Premier League debut at Anfield Road, Darwin Núñez was sent off in the Reds' 1–1 draw against Crystal Palace.
Sixteen minutes into the second half, when his team was down 1-0, the Uruguayan, after receiving a push from Joachim Andersen, reacted with a header, and referee Paul Tierney sent him off without resorting to VAR. The Dane, who had already been having disagreements with the striker, was reprimanded.
According to statistics from the Opta agency, the former Benfica player became the second Liverpool player to receive a red card on his debut at Anfield for a Premier League match; the other footballer was Joe Cole against Arsenal in August 2010 15.
It should be noted that this is only the third expulsion in the career of the born in Artigas, who had left his team with a man less on two occasions with Almería in the second division of Spanish football (against Elche and Ponferradina in 2019.
Furthermore, the 23-year-old is one of only four players to record at least one goal and one red card through the first two Premier League dates in the last ten years; the other members of this list are James Chester (2014/15), Hal Robson-Kanu (2017-18), and Jamie Vardy (2018-19).
Now, Nunez will have to wait for his suspension, which could be for two or three dates. The truth is that the classic will be lost the next day when those led by Jürgen Klopp will visit Manchester United at Old Trafford.
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