Ahead of Wednesday night’s big second-leg Champions League quarter-final clash between Liverpool and Benfica, Jurgen Klopp spoke glowingly of exciting forward Darwin Nunez. The 22-year-old scored Benfica’s only goal of the game in last week’s 3-1 victory for Liverpool, and then followed it up with a hat-trick on Saturday against Belenenses.
He’ll again be the Portuguese side’s dangerman on Wednesday, and Klopp expects him to have a bright future. “An extremely good looking boy, eh? He is a really good boy. He played in front of me battling against [Ibrahima] Konate. He was calm for the finish. He is good, really good. If he stays healthy, he has a big career ahead of him”.
Nunez’s three goals on Saturday took his tally for the season to 28, he’s also registered a further three assists, and in terms of an attacking profile, it’s easy to see why Klopp is such a fan.
