After Liverpool were trailing by one goal to Newcastle in the first half of their English Premier League game away at Newcastle and Vigil van Dijk received a red car just three minutes later, a Liverpool faithful who was watching the ball with me went on live betting and staked a bet that Liverpool are gonna win the game in full time.
I advised him not to take such risk because of the quality of football that Newcastle has been putting out since the start of last season but little did I know that Darwin Nunez will come as a late substitute in the 77th to score two spectacular goals to win the game for the reds. Clinical performance from the Uruguayan yesterday to help his club claim all three points
V. van Dijk, one of Liverpool's most reliable centre-backs, was sent off in the 28th minute, undoubtedly a huge blow for Liverpool, who were a goal down again. In such an equation of the match Newcastle should have won but the result was different towards the end of the game. Núñez scored two back-to-back goals in the 81' and 90+3' minutes to pull the team back from certain defeat. Liverpool have won two and drawn one of their first three matches in the English Premier League. A win like this against Newcastle will surely give Liverpool the confidence to do well in the next matches.
With what he did put Liverpool, you will understand better that Newcastle flogged Liverpool by ball possession, the stats are there to check, they struggled to attack to neutralise their centre-back but they were able to hold onto Newcastle at the end of the minute. However, I think Van Dijk has been a menace to Liverpool, It either sleep on a defensive position or foul and get a consistent yellow card, it's the work of the defenders to be aggressive but must do so without fouling, even yesterday's card, he never thought he will foul to that extent that place them on 10 men against 11 men and now, he will miss the next 3 matches of Liverpools Premier League. There is no alternative defender that is as strong as him and if Salah is confirmed to be leaving as well, Liverpool will feel the heat in the coming weeks.