Liverpool Turn Things Around with 10 Players Against Newcastle, Klopp: I've Never Had a Match Like This

Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp. (Photo: Twitter @LFC)

JAKARTA - Liverpool had an extraordinary match in the 2023/2024 English Premier League continuation, Sunday, August 27. After trailing 0-1, the Reds came back to win 2-1 over host Newcastle United.

Two of Liverpool's goals at St James Park were scored by substitute Darwin Nunez. The first goal was scored in the 81st minute, while the second goal was scored by Nunez in the 90+3 minute.

Even more extraordinary, Liverpool made a comeback after playing with 10 men since the 28th minute. The captain, Virgil van Dijk, was immediately given a red card because he was considered to have committed a serious violation of Aleksander Isak.

Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp, admitted that he did not expect his team to do this. He said, this is the first time in 1000 games as a coach or manager.

"I think in my 1,000 games as a coach or manager I have never had a game like this, that's the truth," Klopp told the club's website.

"It's not like we never turned things around, we did, but 10 guys in this kind of atmosphere against a team like this. Not that I can't remember it, I'm pretty sure it never happens because moments like these are rare and super special ," he continued.

The man from Germany considered that his team deserved this victory. He saw his team play better with 10 players.

"We gave Newcastle the fight they deserved. Before, things were a bit wild, of course, the advantage for Newcastle with a score of 1-0. We didn't play calm enough, we felt we were under pressure when we didn't have to," said the former Borussia Dortmund coach That.

With this result, Liverpool are perched in fourth place in the English Premier League standings with seven points. They are only two points away from Manchester City, who have won three matches at the start of the 2023/2024 season.