Darwin Nunez apologises to Liverpool fans for showing his ‘ugly attitude’ after he was sent off

Darwin Nunez apologises to Liverpool fans for showing his ‘ugly attitude’ after he was sent off for headbutting Crystal Palace’s Joachim Andersen… and the £85m record signing vows to learn from his mistakes

  • Darwin Nunez has apologised to Liverpool fans after being sent off on Monday
  • Uruguayan striker was dismissed during Liverpool’s 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace 
  • Nunez headbutted defender Joachim Andersen in disagreement off the ball

Liverpool’s new £85million record signing Darwin Nunez has apologised and insisted that he will learn from his mistakes after picking up a straight red card for headbutting a Crystal Palace defender on Monday.

The 23-year-old striker was given his marching orders on his home debut for the Reds after clashing with Joachim Andersen at Anfield. 

Nunez is now facing a three-match ban for violent conduct, which came in the second half of the game as Liverpool tried to come back from 1-0 down. 

Liverpool’s Darwin Nunez (left) was sent off for headbutting Joachim Andersen on Monday

The Uruguayan international striker is now facing a three-match ban for violent conduct

The Uruguayan international striker is now facing a three-match ban for violent conduct

Nunez will now serve a three match ban, which will cause real issues for Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp as Roberto Firmino and Diogo Jota are both currently unavailable due to injury.

The Uruguay international has received plenty of backlash since the incident and has decided to take to social media to issue an apology.

‘I am aware of the ugly attitude I had. I’m here to learn from my mistakes and it won’t happen again,’ he wrote in Spanish on Twitter. 

‘Apologies to Liverpool all. I’ll be back,’ he added in a separate tweet in English alongside a picture of him passing Klopp to head down the tunnel.

Boss Klopp has already made clear his disappointment by telling Sky Sports: ‘Darwin knows [he let his teammates down]. I will talk to him. It was not a reaction we want to see

‘He know he will be challenged in this way, centre-halves will do that, but it is not a reaction we want. 

‘But we will use the time productively. We will use the suspension for physical work to make him strong – not a punishment but to make him stronger.’

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has already made clear his disappointment on Nunez's red card

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has already made clear his disappointment on Nunez’s red card

Team-mate Virgil van Dijk has also told the club’s new record signing that he must learn to control himself if he wants to be a star in the Premier League.

‘He has to control himself, definitely,’ insisted van Dijk. ‘He has to manage himself, knowing that these things can happen, especially in the Premier League.

‘He’s got the backing from us and knows it shouldn’t happen again and hopefully it will be that way.

‘He was disappointed and also probably with himself. But it’s a learning curve and obviously we will always back him. Hopefully it will never happen again.’

Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk stated that £85m striker Darwin Nunez must 'control himself'

Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk stated that £85m striker Darwin Nunez must ‘control himself’

Meanwhile, Palace defender Andersen shared the online abuse he had received after Nunez was sent off for headbutting him.

Andersen published a number of the threats on social media on Tuesday, saying he’d received ‘300-400 of these messages’.

He wrote: ‘I understand you support a team but have some respect. Hope Instagram and the Premier League do something about this.’



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