Unseen footage shows how Joachim Andersen rattled Darwin Nunez all game before red card for headbutt

He will now serve a three-game suspension for violent conduct and miss games against Manchester United, Bournemouth and Newcastle - though there have been calls for the ban to be increased.

Manager Jurgen Klopp said Nunez was provoked and provided the exact reaction Andersen wanted and called him for him to keep his emotions in check.

Andersen bullied the 23-year-old in pretty much every duel they had and Nunez grew more and more frustrated.

Eventually, after a chest bump inside the area, he raised his head at the Danish defender.

When Andersen shoved him and angrily confronted in retaliation, that's when Nunez completely lost his head and stupidly headbutted him right in front of the referee.

Paul Tierney promptly showed the red card and Nunez had to talk down the tunnel and back to the dressing room for an early bath.

It was elite "s***housery" from Andersen but Nunez fell right into his trap and let his team down badly.

The clip shows they exchanged verbals during their fiery battle and Nunez went in on late on Andersen in the first half.

Plenty of defenders will be licking their lips having seen how Andersen got inside the head of the £85 million man.

It was just the second red card of Nunez's career, the first coming during his time playing for Almeria in the Spanish second tier.

On the red card, Klopp said: "In the game I could not see anything so I could know what happened. I saw Andersen on the floor and Darwin walking away.

"That was my picture. Then I saw it – yes it is a red card. Wrong reaction in the situation. Andersen wanted that, he got it but he (Núñez) made a mistake. Of course I will talk about it with Darwin but not yet.”