Jurgen Klopp has confirmed Darwin Nunez was substituted as a precautionary measure because of injury during Liverpool’s 1-0 victory over West Ham United on Wednesday night.
The Uruguayan scored his first Anfield goal for the Reds in the first half as he headed home Kostas Tsimikas’ cross, while he was also denied by the woodwork and Lukasz Fabianski as he caused the Hammers problems throughout. However, despite his impressive display, he was withdrawn before the hour-mark along with Fabio Carvalho and Thiago Alcantara as the German introduced Harvey Elliott, Curtis Jones and Fabinho.
Speaking after the match, Klopp revealed the striker had felt his muscle at half-time and was withdrawn early to prevent a possible injury as he explained his reasoning behind each of his substitutions against West Ham.
