Darwin Nunez got here off the bench to attain twice as Liverpool snatched a sensational 2-1 Premier League win at Newcastle United on Sunday, with the guests bouncing again from a straight purple card within the first half for captain Virgil van Dijk.
The Uruguayan got here on within the 77th minute earlier than grabbing the limelight with two excellent finishes, his first Premier League targets since scoring towards Leeds United, again in April.
The 24-year-old, who had seemingly fallen down the pecking order amongst Liverpool’s attacking abilities, stole the thunder of Newcastle winger Anthony Gordon, who appeared set to finish his facet’s 13-game league run and not using a win over Juergen Klopp’s facet.
Having picked up an early yellow card, Trent Alexander-Arnold was fortunate to remain on the sphere when he pulled down Gordon, however he gifted Newcastle the opener within the twenty fifth minute when he mis-controlled the ball, permitting Gordon to run onto it and slot it previous Alisson Becker.
Van Dijk was despatched off simply over two minutes later, with referee John Brooks displaying him a straight purple card for fouling Alexander Isak on the sting of the field, and the VAR backed his on-field choice.
That prompted a interval of dominance from the house facet, with Alisson pulling off a superb save to push Miguel Almiron’s highly effective volley onto the crossbar within the thirty sixth minute.
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Almiron fired one other golden alternative over the bar 5 minutes into the second half as Newcastle made essentially the most of getting an additional participant, and he hit the publish within the 76th minute.
The introduction of Nunez proved a game-changer, and he acquired the equaliser when Sven Botman fluffed his strains, permitting Nunez to rifle the ball throughout Nick Pope and in on the far publish.
With the sport heading for a draw, Nunez struck once more three minutes into stoppage time with an nearly an identical second to depart the house followers crestfallen because the guests, led by coach Klopp, celebrated wildly on the pitch.
