Substitute Darwin Nunez scored two crucial goals to lead Liverpool to a 2-1 victory over Newcastle United, achieving an impressive comeback in the Premier League on Sunday despite the early sending off of captain Virgil van Dijk. The home side dominated possession but failed to capitalize on their opportunities until Nunez equalized in the 81st minute, then added the winning goal in injury time with a brilliant ground pass from Salah.
Liverpool faced two severe setbacks at the start of the match. The first came in the 25th minute when they conceded the opening goal due to a grave mistake by right-back Alexander Arnold, which was seized upon by Anthony Gordon to score Newcastle’s opener. In the 28th minute, Liverpool suffered a second blow when their defender and captain Virgil van Dijk was sent off for fouling Newcastle striker Alexander Isak, who was through on goal.
