Your morning Liverpool digest on Friday, July 22.
What happened just before first Darwin Nunez goal speaks volumes about Liverpool squad
The long wait is over for Darwin Nunez.
Well, that’s if you regard a whopping 63 minutes of action as an almost interminable time to tick by before scoring a first Liverpool goal.
That, though, was the strange narrative being pursued by some after the summer signing from Benfica had a steady if unspectacular start to life at his new club.
Such is the way for any player bought for an eye-watering £64million – which could eventually rise to a Liverpool record £85m – with the fee inevitably shining an unrelenting spotlight on his first steps.
Ian Doyle has the full story, here.
Jurgen Klopp shares Mohamed Salah contract theory after Darwin Nunez goals
Jurgen Klopp believes Darwin Nunez's four-goal haul in the 5-0 win over RB Leipzig was the ideal way to dismiss his early Liverpool critics.
And the Reds boss hailed a "perfect night" for the new striker as his performance helped the side to a comfortable pre-season victory over the Germans in Saxony.
Nunez replaced Roberto Firmino at the break with the Reds leading 1-0 through Mohamed Salah's early effort and quickly doubled the advantage from the penalty spot.
The £64m summer signing from Benfica then added another three to his tally as Liverpool hammered the Bundesliga outfit in the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig.
Paul Gorst has more, here.
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