That’s all from Newcastle
Liverpool came back and defeated Newcastle 2-1 in a dramatic encounter at St James’ Park.
The Reds endured a disastrous first half that saw Trent Alexander-Arnold picking up an early yellow for protest and barely escaping a second after pulling Anthony Gordon to the ground.
Things got even worse in the 25th minute when Alexander-Arnold failed to hold on to a back pass by Mohamed Salah with the ball going through his feet.
Gordon picked it up down the left flank and beat Alisson with a fine finish to get Tyneside rocking.
Things kept going downhill for the Merseysiders just two minutes and 40 seconds later as captain Virgil van Dijk was sent off with a straight red card.
Van Dijk fouled Alexander Isak from behind while the Newcastle star was in a good position to score.
However, Liverpool were saved by man of the match Darwin Nunez, who came on as a substitute in the 77th minute.
Nunez equalised four minutes later when Sven Botman lost the ball down the right and the striker picked it up to beat Nick Pope by hitting his bottom right corner.
The Uruguay international completed Liverpool’s stunning comeback in the third minute of stoppage time when Bruno Guimaraes gave the ball away and Salah freed his team-mate in front of Pope.
How Newcastle lost it
Newcastle put together a stunning performance against Liverpool at St James’ Park – or at least they did so until the 72nd minute.
That was when the Magpies’ manager Eddie Howe decided to bring out Anthony Gordon and Sandro Tonali.
Gordon was dominating down the left wing and absolutely destroyed Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold whereas Tonali was dominating in midfield.
Five minutes later man of the match Darwin Nunez entered the fray against a weakened Toon side.
Two serious mistakes in defence also contributed as Sven Botman lost the ball before the first goal and Bruno Guimarares gave it away before the second.
Alisson speaks out
Liverpool star Alisson suggested this victory over Newcastle could lead to “something special” this season.
I really believe we can do something special this season.
There has been so much talk about our feelings on the transfer window.
Please don’t put words in our mouth, we are together, we believe in ourselves and we showed that here at Newcastle, a really tough place to get three points in these circumstances.
We have to use this game to move forward now.
Alisson