John Barnes has predicted Darwin Nunez to have a ‘similar impact’ to Erling Haaland at Manchester City and added that Liverpool will not fear the Uruguayan’s hot-headedness.
The 23-year-old has had a dramatic start to life on Merseyside since arriving for £64million this summer, scoring in the Community Shield final and his Premier League debut before an indefensible headbutt on Joachim Andersen earned a red card and a three-game ban. The former Benfica man still managed to hit headlines midweek for seemingly shouting at the Newcastle dugout after Fabio Carvalho’s late winner.
During Nunez’ suspension, Man City striker Erling Haaland has bagged seven goals - including consecutive hat-tricks - as Pep Guardiola’s side take early command of the title race alongside Arsenal. But ex-Liverpool winger Barnes believes the Reds striker can make a similar impact to his Norwegian counterpart and fill the void left by the departing Sadio Mane.
