Darwin Núñez just went and lost his mind

The striker’s Anfield debut was memorable for all the wrong reasons

Darwin Núñez had a memorable home debut at Anfield, just not in the way he would have hoped.

The Liverpool striker damaged his side’s bid for three points against Crystal Palace by getting sent off for a vicious headbutt on Joachim Andersen.

This wasn’t one of those headbutts where two players come together and one recoils back in agony after a slight touch. Núñez, when slightly provoked by Andersen, got his money’s worth when he drove his forehead into the Dane’s chin and drew a deserved a 57th-minute red card.

Liverpool, down a goal at the time, battled back admirably and drew level after a superb individual effort by Luis Díaz. But despite pressuring Palace late with a man disadvantage, Liverpool could only draw 1-1.

It was the second straight draw to start the season for the Reds, who are already four points behind Man City. Considering the kind of early-season form City has shown, that already appears to be a big deficit.

Watch Núñez’s headbutt

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