Monday night was a night to remember forLiverpool. Darwin Nunez sent off on debut at Anfield Crystal Palace.
Uruguay The 23-year-old was sent off after a headbutt by defender Joachim Andersen. He will miss Liverpool's next three Premier League matches againstManchester United,Bournemouth andNewcastle - manager is Jürgen Kloppshort up front.
Not surprisingly, Nunez's Red his card has dominated the news headlines since the incident at Anfield. But Liverpool are also taking a hit in the transfer market, with midfield options aimed at their Premier League rivals. There are three great stories of him from the red half of Merseyside.
Andersen receives death threats
Andersen has received 400 more death threats onInstagram since Nunez's dismissal . At the time of the incident, Palace were leading 1-0 thanks to a first-half goal from Wilfried Zaha. A superb strike from Luis Diaz put him 1-1, but Liverpool still lost his two goals.
The 26-year-old Danish international has called on his league and Instagram to take action after the terrible abuse he suffered after the game. "We probably got between 3 and 400 messages last night," Andersen revealed on Tuesday. Please don't take action [sic]."
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Getty Images)Andersen provided several screenshots of the message. or provided. One that is particularly offensive is written:
It is believed that the Premier League is aware of Andersen's complaint and will contact Palace to offer support.
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Nunez receives dressing room assistance
Phil Zirfang His dyke receives a red card and the dressing room is completely behind Nunez claims to be in The 31-year-old Dutch international has urged the young striker to learn from his mistakes and warned him not to let his emotions get the better of him in the Premier League.
"He must control himself, no doubt," said Van Dyke. "Obviously he was disappointed and probably disappointed with himself. I think that's another thing. He has to manage himself. Especially in the Premier League, things like this can happen.
Van Dijk added: It's a learning curve and, obviously, I will always support him. He has the support from us and knows it will never happen again and hopefully it will. Like I said, it's been a learning curve for him and I hope it never happens again.
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Liverpool miss Nunes
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Getty Images )Mateus Nunes is set to join Wolves. The 23-year-old midfielder won his La Liga titles, the Supertaka Candido de Oliveira (Super Cup) and the Takaderíga (League his Cup) twice during his Lisbon years at Sporting.
NunezLast season in the Primeira LigaHe was named Team of the Year and with the Portuguese national team he won eight caps and the World Cup is just around the corner. He was even described as one of the best players in the world.
So, understandably, Liverpool were interested in signing Nunes. But they seem to have missed out, as Wolves have agreed a fee of £38m for him with Sporting for his services. Players must agree to personal terms and complete medical care at Molineux.
Alex Oxalde Chamberlain, Curtis Jones and Thiago Liverpool's failure to sign Nunes as his Alcantara was injured has not gone down well with some supporters on social media. “Destined not to sign a midfielder,” claimed one fan of his on Twitter.
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