Aymeric Laporte's day at the office was summed up after he was sent off, completing a miserable first half that started with his mistake gifting Crystal Palace the lead.
Laporte 's wayward pass allowed Wilfred Zaha to fire Patrick Vieira's side into an unlikely lead.
Then just before the break a flick-on from Vicente Guiata's goal kick saw the Spain international spun by the goalscorer and he hauled the attacker to the ground.
Despite the Manchester City protests and VAR check, referee Andre Marriner's decision stood as a melee broke out as the teams left the field for half-time, leading to Ederson and Bernardo Silva going into the book.
As a result of the red card for being the last man, he will miss the Manchester derby.
Fans reacted to the decision that summed up the defender's performance:.
The Blues have a mountain to climb as they look to keep the early pressure on league leaders Chelsea who were at St James' Park on Saturday.
Liverpool were also in action at the same time as Jurgen Klopp's side looked to continue their unbeaten start to the Premier League season.
