Few big money signings have had as eventful a start as Darwin Nunez has experienced at Liverpool. Despite not being injured, it took until the seventh match of the season for him to play for more than an hour.
The red card he rightly received in his home debut inevitably contributed to that. Yet by that point he had already scored against Manchester City in the Community Shield and picked up a goal and assist when making his Premier League bow at Fulham.
By these standards, the Uruguayan’s first experience of a Merseyside derby was positively low key. There were no goal contributions but no disciplinary issues either. While Nunez was barely involved overall (if you look at how many touches he had) that is not to say he did not make an impact. If anything, the draw with Everton showed how the 23-year-old has already reshaped the Reds attack for the months and years ahead.
