Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was 'pictured' trolling Newcastle assistant coach Jason Tindall as his side came from 1-0 down with 10 men to win at St James' Park - but all was not as it seemed.
Anthony Gordon put the Magpies 1-0 in the 25th minute and Virgil van Dijk was controversially sent off for a challenge on Alexander Isak.
Van Dijk kicked through the Swede to get to the ball and was deemed to have denied a goalscoring opportunity, leading to his dismissal.But Liverpool did not collapse in any way and turned it around in stunning fashion, with Darwin Nunez coming off the bench to score a superb late double.
Tindall had earlier shushed Klopp when they got into a spat on the touchline following on from Trent Alexander-Arnold avoiding a second yellow card in the first half.An image had done the rounds on social media showing Klopp mimicking that same action, with the German ultimately having the last laugh, but it later became clear that the picture was in fact a Photoshopped image by a social media user.
Nunez, now wearing the No.9 shirt after Roberto Firmino moved to Al Ahli, was a substitute for the third consecutive game.But he made an incredible impact, producing two sublime finishes past Nick Pope to give the Reds a massive away win that moves them up to fourth with seven points.
Prior to the fixture Newcastle boss Eddie Howe had explained pre-match why he is unable to be friends with Klopp despite having "respect" for him.“I don't really have a relationship with any manager, I'm competing against them," he told a press conference.
"I find it very difficult to have personal relationships with competitors. I've been the same as a player.
“I was not one to talk to players before a game. I draw a line, and so that is just how I have always been. I respect Jurgen a lot. I think he's done an incredible job. He's an unbelievable football manager but I draw the line at friendships because they don't exist for me.”
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