Darwin Nunez's late double completed a stunning comeback as Liverpool overcame Virgil van Dijk's red card to beat Newcastle 2-1 in a chaotic and controversial encounter.
The Magpies have not beaten Liverpool in the Premier League in nearly eight years and they will surely see this as a wasted opportunity to end that barren run given the visitors saw Van Dijk dismissed for a foul on Alexander Isak in the first half.
The Liverpool captain's red card came just minutes after Anthony Gordon punished an error from Trent Alexander-Arnold to put the hosts ahead.
The Liverpool right-back was lucky to avoid an early red card after referee Jon Brooks declined to show him a second yellow card for bringing down Gordon as he surged past him - leading Gary Neville to tell Sky Sports that the decision was "too big" for the official.
But Newcastle rested on their one-goal advantage in the second half and were punished by Nunez, who drew the scores level in the 81st minute when he robbed Sven Botman before lashing the ball beyond Nick Pope.
Worse was to come for the shell-shocked hosts when Nunez again finished emphatically in stoppage time to hand Jurgen Klopp a record-breaking 11th consecutive league victory over Eddie Howe.
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