Virgil van Dijk has said Darwin Núñez needs to control himself after being sent off for violent conduct on his full Premier League debut for Liverpool. The Uruguay international, who tweeted an apology on Wednesday night, was “really stupid” to leave Liverpool with 10 men against Crystal Palace according to Joachim Andersen, the defender on the receiving end of Núñez’s headbutt at Anfield on Monday.
Liverpool, who are already without forwards Roberto Firmino and Diogo Jota because of injury, will lose their main summer signing for Premier League games against Manchester United, Bournemouth and Newcastle. He will not be available until the Merseyside derby at Everton on 3 September. In a brief tweet Núñez said: “Apologies to Liverpool all. I’ll be back.”
