Nunez shines as 10-man Liverpool beat Newcastle at St. James’ Park

Liverpool shocked Newcastle with 10 men and beat them at St. James’ Park as the big hero was Darwin Nunez, who entered from the bench in the 77^th minute when his team was losing 1-0 and 1 fewer player on the field, but he netted twice, and the Reds won the 3 points.

TEN-MAN LIVERPOOL UPSET ST. JAMES’ PARK 😲🇺🇾 pic.twitter.com/OmG0OrKOj6

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Anthony Gordon scored the 1^st goal for the Magpies in the 25^th minute, and things for the home team became even better when Virgil van Dijk received a red card in the 28^th minute.

However, even with 10 men, Klopp’s team refused to give up, and Darwin Nunez, for only 15 minutes, secured the victory for Liverpool as with his 1^st goal in the 81^st minute, he tied the game as the winning goal came in the extra time after Salah’s assist.

DARWIN NUNEZ DOUBLE TO GIVE 10-MAN LIVERPOOL THE WIN 🤯

INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCE OFF THE BENCH! 🇺🇾 pic.twitter.com/SL2WRwfrGF

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Newcastle are with only 3 points after 1 victory and 2 defeats since the beginning of the new season, while Liverpool are with 7 points after 2 wins and 1 draw.

Liverpool have not lost to Newcastle since December 2015.

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The unbeaten run extends to 14 games. 😘 pic.twitter.com/Zb0SNbfqTV

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