A handful of Jurgen Klopp’s signings have previously made an impact by scoring against Liverpool prior to making the move to Anfield, with Darwin Nunez the latest example. The Uruguayan scored home and away against the Reds in the Champions League quarter-finals last season ahead of his initial £64m switch to Merseyside this summer.
Sadio Mane, Gini Wijnaldum, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Takumi Minamino all managed the same feat to attract the German’s attention, with the Senegalese even managing to score four times for Southampton against Liverpool, including a match-winning brace, during the 2015/16 season. The Dutchman was also on the scoresheet for Newcastle United in 2-0 win over the Reds at St. James’ Park the same campaign, ahead of them both joining the club in Klopp ’s first summer in charge.
Oxlade-Chamberlain was on the scoresheet for Arsenal in Liverpool’s 4-3 opening day victory over the Gunners in August 2016, prior to moving to Anfield 12 months later. Meanwhile, Takumi Minamino memorably netted against the Reds when they came out on top in a seven-goal thriller with Red Bull Salzburg in the Champions League in October 2019 a couple of months before his own switch to England.
