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Rafa Benitez backs £85m man Darwin Nunez to succeed at Liverpool following his difficult start to his career at the club... as he insists the Uruguayan will learn from his mistakes after his red card saw him miss three games

Former Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez believes Darwin Nunez will learn from the mistake which led to his sending off against Crystal Palace as he backed the Uruguayan forward to succeed at the club after his difficult start to life in the Premier League.

Nunez returned from a three-match suspension for headbutting Palace defender Joachim Andersen on his home debut last month during the goalless Merseyside derby on Saturday.

The £85million summer signing, who scored on his Liverpool debut at Fulham, was goaded into the red card by Andersen as he lost his cool.