Alisson Becker has revealed the Liverpool first-team are doing all they can to support Darwin Nunez's adaptation process following his summer move from Benfica.
Nunez scored his fifth goal of the season in all competitions on Wednesday evening as Jurgen Klopp's side got the better of West Ham United at Anfield, with the Uruguayan heading home in the first half to earn the Reds all three points in the Premier League.
The 23-year-old had additional opportunities during the contest, coming closest to a second after seeing a volley strike the post, but saw his evening ended in the 57th minute of the match as the Liverpool boss ordered a triple change.
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Much has been made of the potential £85million package deal that brought the Uruguayan to Anfield this summer, though it seems the talented forward is finding his feet at the club. This ability to feel at home may well have been eased by his team-mates, with Alisson insisting constant support is being offered as Liverpool look to get the best out of their new recruit.
"We’re helping him a lot, we keep him really close," the Reds' No.1 told Amazon Prime after helping his side to three points.
"I know it’s not easy, it is really difficult to settle in a different country. When I came here, I knew a little bit more English than him but he’s learning and working hard on that. He’s a disciplined man. We’re trying to help him and Lucho [Luis Diaz] as we are a strong team who work together when we are at the training ground and, outside the pitch, we spend time together. It’s not just important for him, but his family and all our families."
Alisson has been one of the Reds' standout performers so far this campaign, despite the challenges the team have faced in the opening weeks. Victory versus the Hammers, which featured a penalty save from the 30-year-old, has moved Liverpool to within touching distance of the Champions League places and the Brazil international has insisted the group still have aims of challenging for the title.
"We have to believe, otherwise we don’t have a reason to be here playing," he explained. "We have our goals - big goals - but we have to be humble and recognise we didn’t start the season well. We know how important the points are you drop on the way, so I think we don’t need to talk about if we have a chance or not for the title. We have to keep focused on the next challenge and then we see how far we can go.
"Since the beginning of the season, we had big goals to win trophies and fight for every competition that we are in but things haven't worked out so good for us. We started good with the Community Shield win against Man City and that gave us a little bit of confidence but we didn’t use that for the Premier League and then, suddenly, we lost confidence.
"We lost players to injuries and this is something that affects the team. The rhythm, players coming back after a long time not playing... all the circumstances around affected us a little bit. On the pitch, the performances were not so bad but it wasn’t enough to get the three points. We just stuck together; it's something we were speaking about at this difficult time. Now the results are coming, but we have to keep our feet on the ground and keep going because it’s a long, tough season."
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