Jurgen Klopp and Pep Lijnders have both had to correct themselves when talking about Darwin Nunez this season. Both knowing the scrutiny that the £64m man has faced ever since signing from Benfica in the summer, they have insisted that the striker will come good for Liverpool and will be regarded as another great Reds signing in the long-run.
Yet, no sooner have such words passed from their lips and they have quickly had to clarify such comments. The Uruguayan foward is already a great signing for Liverpool and the scary thing is he’s going to get even better.
In his first 17 games for the Reds, of which only nine were starts, the 23-year-old returned seven goals and two assists. A brace against Southampton, in Liverpool’s final game before the mid-season World Cup break, took such totals to nine goals from 18 games, and means he is now averaging a goal every other game for Klopp’s side. But boasting just 944 minutes of action, he is remarkably also averaging a goal every 104.56 minutes and a goal contribution every 85.55 minutes.
