Ex-Liverpool ace Dietmar Hamann has launched a peculiar defence of Darwin Nunez following his shocking headbutt on Crystal Palace centre-back Joachim Andersen.
Reds striker Nunez stunned Anfield for all the wrong reasons on Monday evening, lashing out at Eagles defender Andersen after a meaty tussle early in the second half of his home debut, with Liverpool 1-0 down at the time of the incident. Referee Paul Tierney had no choice but to send the Reds' £64million summer signing off with a straight red card for violent conduct, leaving Liverpool winger Luis Diaz to rescue a point from the dramatic game thanks to his spectacular solo goal.
Reds boss Jurgen Klopp was forced to condemn Nunez's outburst post-match, but another German with close ties to Merseyside, Hamann, has leapt to the 23-year-old's defence. "I think he just walked into him," the former Liverpool midfielder, who spent seven years at the club and won nine trophies, told talkSPORT on Tuesday morning.
