Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has warned Darwin Nunez that he must learn to control himself. Against Crystal Palace he was sent off for a headbutt during Liverpool`s 1-1 draw on Monday.
Nunez spent a large part of the game tussling with Palace defender Joachim Andersen and tensions eventually boiled over 57 minutes in as the Liverpool striker pushed his head into Andersen`s chin and was swiftly given his marching orders by the referee.
Nunes protested the referee`s decision and refused to leave the pitch as he argued with the referee. James Milner came and forced the Uruguayan stiker to leave the pitch.
Liverpool manager admits it was a red card. He said “yes it was a direct red. I didn’t see it in the game but i saw the clips.” Nunez reaction was wrong, he added.
“He was provoked all the time but, of course, that is not how you should behave. He knows that now himself. I will talk to him; it makes no sense for me to talk too much about it now in public.
“When you see it, it’s absolutely not the reaction you want to see. The challenge from the centre-halves in the Premier League will do that to him. They want to have him, he’s a handful and that’s not a reaction.”
Despite his initial disappointment, Klopp urged Nunez to learn from the incident to ensure it never happens again.
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