Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp confirmed that striker Darwin Nunez had failed his colleagues on Monday, indicating that he would learn from the red card he received after headbutting Crystal Palace defender Joachim Andersen, in the match in which the two teams drew 1-1. in the English Premier League.
The Uruguay international, who joined Liverpool in the summer for a possible record £85 million for the club, was given a red card early in the second half after headbutting the Crystal Palace defender after many clashes between the two players throughout the match.
On Tuesday, Klopp said: “Darwin knows he has let his teammates down. Of course, the incident deserved the red card, he was provoked, but he shouldn’t have responded that way, it’s not a reaction we want to see. He should know that he will face physical fights of this kind because the central defender does this.
And the German added: Of course, I will talk to him. Provocation and certainly the wrong reaction, he will learn from this. Unfortunately he has 3 games to do this. It’s not good for us but that’s the situation.
He added: I intervened and wanted to see the situation, in the match I couldn’t see anything, but I can tell what happened, I saw Andersen on the ground and Darwin walking away. Then I saw, yes it’s a red card. Wrong reaction to the situation. Andersen wanted it, he got what he wanted but Nunez made a mistake.