By Sulaimon Jamiu
Liverpool were held to a 1-1 draw by Crystal Palace in their opening Anfield match of the Premier League season on Monday night.
The home team were greeted vociferously by the Anfield crowd for their first home game of the 2022-23 season. The Reds were on the front foot from the off and might have scored inside 60 seconds.
After an opening 30 minutes dominated by the hosts, Palace pounced from a counter-attack that was completed by Wilfried Zaha’s clinical finish.
The Reds lost home debutant Darwin Nunez to a straight red card with a little over half an hour remaining but drew level courtesy of a sumptuous Luis Diaz run and strike.
Jürgen Klopp’s team continued to press for a winner despite their personnel deficit but had to settle for a point for the second successive game.
