Darwin Nunez was sent off for a headbutt as Liverpool produced one of the close football scores of the weekend in the Premier League. Wilfried Zaha opened the scoring in the 32nd minute after he broke the offside trap to slot past Alisson in goal. Nunez was then given his marching orders for a headbutt on Joachim Anderson before Luis Diaz equalized four minutes later.
Player ratings
Liverpool: Alisson (6), Alexander-Arnold (7), Van Dijk (7), Phillips (4), Robertson (6), Fabinho (6), Elliott (7), Milner (7), Salah (7), Diaz (9), Nunez (2)
Subs: Tsimikas (5), Henderson (6), Gomez (7), Carvalho (6)
Crystal Palace: Guaita (7), Clyne (7), Andersen (8), Guehi (8), Mitchell (8), Ward (7), Doucoure (7), Schlupp (7), Eze (9), Ayew (7), Zaha (8)
Subs: Edouard (6), Richards (6), Milivojevic (6), Hughes (6), Olise (n/a)
Man of the match: Luis Diaz
Managers Reaction
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp: “The real feeling I have at the moment is I’m proud because everything went against us during the week. It was crazy, it was like there was a witch in the building. Putting in a performance in the circumstances, I’m really proud of that. It’s not the start we wanted but that’s the least of my problems because it’s really tricky at the moment with injuries. We have to use the next week to maybe bring one or two back. We lost Darwin today which doesn’t help but Bobby (Firmino) might be ready for next week. It’s not a concern, it’s just a start.”
Crystal Palace boss Patrick Vieira: “There are a lot of teams coming to Liverpool that would be happy with a point, but today we played a really good game collectively and I’m pleased with the point. Overall we kept our organization and discipline. It’s a really tough place to come and perform. We created some really good chances, in a difficult period we stuck together and defended well. It was a really good team performance, I’m really happy with the team.”
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