‘I annoyed him a lot – I think that’s why he was a little bit angry’: Joachim Andersen admits he triggered Darwin Nunez’s ‘REALLY STUPID’ headbutt by ‘sitting really close’ to Liverpool’s new £85m striker and getting under his skin on his home debut
- Darwin Nunez was sent off on Monday night for headbutting Joachim Andersen
- The Liverpool and Uruguay striker will now sit out a three-match ban
- It is likely to cause problems for a side already light on strikers due to injuries
- Andersen called the headbutt ‘really stupid’ but admitted he ‘annoyed’ Nunez
Crystal Palace defender Joachim Anderson has labelled Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez’s actions ‘really stupid’ after he was sent off for a headbutt on Monday.
Andersen had got under the £85 million forward’s skin all evening with tight marking and the occasional shove.
Nunez became visibly frustrated with the defender as the game progressed, eventually reacting with a headbutt in the 57th minute that saw him sent off.
Darwin Nunez was shown a red card on Monday night for headbutting Joachim Andersen
The Crystal Palace defender had been marking him tightly and ‘annoying him’ all evening
‘The whole game I sat really close to him, I annoyed him a lot and did well against him, Anderson told Viaplay after the game.
‘I think that’s why he was a little bit angry with me. In that situation, he headbutted me, the first one, at a cross, and I told him he shouldn’t do that.
‘I was angry with him. Then he did it again which is, for me, really stupid. A clear red card.’
Andersen called the headbutt ‘very stupid’ but admitted he may have triggered the striker
Nunez will now serve a three match ban, which will cause real issues for Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp as Roberto Firmino…
Source : dailymail
