Liverpool’s Harvey Elliot has come out in support of his teammate Darwin Nunez following his dismissal for a red card on Monday night.
The Reds stumbled to back-to-back draws in the Premier League as Crystal Palace frustrated the Anfield faithful with a 1-1 draw on Monday night.
It was a game made all the more frustrating because of Nunez’s red card which was ultimately a moment of madness from the new £85m signing.
Fans, pundits and players have all come out to give their opinion on the incident, with Elliot choosing to back his teammate.
Apologies to Liverpool all ✋🏼
I’ll be back 🫡 pic.twitter.com/iszTdSAx2i
— Darwin Núñez (@Darwinn99) August 16, 2022
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Elliot, 19, defended his teammate claiming that the frustrations that were built up for him were because of the team’s poor performance up to that point.
“It’s not his fault to be honest because we conceded the goal in the first half, which put us in that situation. For him it’s a learning curve and for the team it’s our fault, it’s not just him, it’s everyone’s fault,” Elliot revealed speaking to the official LFC website.
“We’re instantly around him trying to lift him up. Obviously, he’s very down in the changing room feeling sorry for the team and thinking it’s his fault, which it’s not, it’s all of our faults.”
An ex-Liverpool player also came out in defence of Nunez, posting a highly criticised claim that Nunez didn’t do anything wrong.
A moment of madness from Darwin Núñez and he's shown a straight red card! 🤯 pic.twitter.com/YAErzuuUKq
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) August 15, 2022
Dietmar Hamann, former Liverpool player and Champions League winner, downplayed the incident claiming it wasn’t a ‘proper’ headbutt.
“I think he just walked into him,” he said on talkSPORT Breakfast the morning after the game.
“It wasn’t even a headbutt, he just walked into the defender Andersen.
“If it was a proper headbutt I can understand it, to extend the ban, but he just walked into him, three games is enough.”
Although he did retract his comments so to speak, claiming, “Yes you shouldn’t do it, we all agree he shouldn’t do it.”
