Graeme Souness has backed Darwin Nunez to be 'an outstanding success' at Liverpool this season following his summer transfer to the club.
The Reds striker recently made his first two appearances for the club following his £64million transfer from Benfica. Nunez played half an hour in the 4-0 defeat to Manchester United, and then a similar length of time in the 2-0 victory over Crystal Palace.
However, he endured frustrating moments in both games with a miss against United catching the eye. While in the win over Palace, Nunez was denied by goalkeeper Vicente Guaita with a close-range strike.
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But after his four goals against RB Leipzig last week, the forward sealed the Community Shield for his side with a header from close-range at the King Power. The Reds were leading 2-1 at the time thanks to goals from Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mohamed Salah.
And speaking ahead of Liverpool’s opening game of the season against Fulham on Saturday, former Liverpool captain Souness can only see good things happening for the forward at Anfield.
“The boy, Nunez, I think he will be an outstanding success,” he told talkSPORT. “In terms of his size and he wants to run forward without the ball, I think he would be a great addition.”
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