Jurgen Klopp has insisted the best is still to come from Darwin Nunez after another impressive display from the Uruguayan in Liverpool’s 2-0 victory over Wolves.
Having missed the weekend’s 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace because of a shoulder injury, the striker returned to the Reds’ starting XI and was a threat throughout as Liverpool closed the gap on the Premier League top four. Meanwhile, only a controversial VAR decision stopped him from getting on the scoresheet as he was given a standing ovation by the Anfield crowd.
Admitting the 23-year-old is already ‘super important’ to the Reds as they look to qualify for next season’s Champions League, Klopp suggested there is still more to come from Nunez.
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“Upfront, we grew into the game. It’s not a game where you immediately create plenty of chances,” the boss said. “But we grew into the game and all the boys were really involved in all the dangerous stuff and worked really hard defensively. That’s why you win a football game.
“He (Nunez) is really getting there. Everybody can see. He’s just a handful and a proper threat.
“The goal he ‘scored’ was a super reaction and a super finish. The runs he had, one again down the line and in the end the cross doesn’t arrive, but pretty similar to the Everton goal. Using his speed in both directions, offensively and defensively, it’s really good.
“He’s still a young boy. Everybody can see he will get there, no doubt about that. But for us he’s already super important.”
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