Crystal Palace produced a resilient display tonight to earn a 1-1 Premier League at Anfield with Liverpool, who had Darwin Nunez sent off.
Wilfred Zaha scored for Crystal Palace on the break while Luis Diaz netted a superb equaliser for the hosts and favourites.
Liverpool dominated possession in the first half and forced Crystal Palace on the back foot, forcing the visitors to rely on the counter-attack.
The Palace game plan worked to perfection in the 32nd minute when the brilliant Eberechi Eze, who was born in England but is eligible for Nigeria, skipped past a Liverpool challenge and released Zaha for the Cote d’Ivoire forward to break through and slip the ball past Alisson.
Liverpool’s work was made much harder 12 minutes after the break when Nunez, who cost about €75m in the summer, got himself sent off.
The Uruguay striker reacted to a shove from Joachim Andersen with a headbutt that floored the Palace defender, and referee Paul Tierney issued him with a straight red card.
Liverpool responded in defiant fashion four minutes after the dismissal as Diaz scored a stunning equaliser.
The Colombia forward escaped the attentions of four Palace players before unleashing a ferocious right-foot finish past Vicente Guaita.
Liverpool pushed on for the win despite the manpower deficit, but it was Palace who had the best chance to bag the winner, with Zaha failing to poke home a low cross from point-blank range.
After also drawing their game at Fulham last week, Liverpool have now failed to win their opening two games of a Premier League season for the first time under Jurgen Klopp.
