Newcastle United fans have praised their side for what they saw as an encouraging performance despite losing 2-0 to Liverpool at St James' Park.
Goals from Darwin Nunez and Cody Gakpo inside the opening 20 minutes blew Newcastle's usually robust defence apart, as Jurgen Klopp's side raced into a two-goal lead. Things quickly went from bad to worse for the hosts when Nick Pope was shown a straight red card by Anthony Taylor for handling the ball outside of the box.
The sending off means that Pope will now be suspended for the Carabao Cup final clash with Manchester United next Sunday. It was a bitter blow for Eddie Howe as he will now have to turn to Loris Karius between the sticks at Wembley - with Martin Dubravka being cup-tied following his one appearance in the competition for Man United during his brief loan spell at Old Trafford.