Premier League: Nunez sees red as Liverpool draw 1-1 with Crystal Palace

Two glaring misses then a red card for a reckless headbutt It was a home debut to forget for Liverpools big offseason signing Darwin NuacutentildeezFortunately for the Reds another South American came to the rescue at Anfield as a dazzling individual goal by Luis Diacuteaz salvaged a 11 draw against Crystal Palace in the Premier League on MondayIn his first competitive start for Liverpool Nuacutentildeez lost control after jostling with Joachim Andersen off the ball and thrust his head into the face of the Palace defender with referee Paul Tierney watching on close by in the 57th minuteThe red card was immediately brandished and Nuacutentildeez had to be calmed down by his teammates as he attempted to confront Tierney Liverpool manager Juumlrgen Klopp blanked Nuacutentildeez as the Uruguay striker headed down the tunnelIts a red card Klopp said He was provoked all the time but that is not how to behaveNuacutentildeez an offseason signing from Benfica earned his first start after a couple of impressive goalscoring displays off the bench in the Community Shield against Manchester City and then against Fulham and also because Roberto Firmino was missing through injuryHe missed a very presentable early chance against Palace by miscuing a closerange volley at the back post and then hit the post from a similar range in the final minute of the first halfMay be some frustration had set by the time he was redcarded As they jostled at the edge of Palaces penalty area Nuacutentildeez threw his head back at Andersen and missed Then when confronted moments later by the aggrieved defender Nuacutentildeez turned into Andersen and butted him square in the faceAlso Read FIFA suspends India U17 Womens World Cup cannot be heldAlready trailing because of Wilfried Zahas 32ndminute goal Liverpool was really up against it But even down to 10 men Klopps team still dominated possession and Diacuteaz earned his team a point by cutting in from the left slipping between two defenders and curling a shot into the far corner in front of the Kop The Colombia internationals goal came four minutes after the red cardSometimes you need a moment of brilliance Liverpool midfielder James Milner said and when you have players like Luis on the pitch he can create something out of nothing It was an incredible goalPalace relied almost exclusively on the counterattack throughout the match and it was from that means that Zaha opened the scoring breaking the offside trap to latch onto Eberechi Ezes throughball and curl a finish into the far cornerZaha missed a great chance to snatch a win when he stretched to meet a cross late in the game and hit the postLiverpool has now drawn its first two games Klopps team was held 22 by Fulham in the opening weekend and is already four points behind Manchester City and Arsenal the early pacesettersIts third match will be at Old Trafford next Monday against a beleaguered Manchester United team that has lost both of its gamesNuacutentildeez will be suspended for that while Klopp is set to be without a slew of key players with the likes of Thiago Alcantara Diogo Jota Ibrahima Konateacute and Joel Matip currently out injured Firmino missed the game as a precaution according to Liverpool so could be fit in a weeks timeEverything went against us during the week Klopp said It was crazy it was like a witch was in the building Every time somebody else had problems and then putting in such a performance especially in the circumstances Im really proudThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever