Merkel made his debut from the start in a 1 - 0 defeat to Reading on 11 January 2014 .
He was sent off in second half stoppage time after a lunge on Nick Blackman .
Merkel made his debut from the start in a 1 - 0 defeat to Reading on 11 January 2014 , but he was sent off in second half stoppage time after a lunge on Nick Blackman .