GOAL The Uruguayan impressed in the Champions League midweek, but still desperately needs to show that he can deliver on a regular basis
Liverpool manager Arne Slot asked Darwin Nunez for a goal ahead of Wednesday's Champions League clash with RB Leipzig. The Uruguayan duly obliged, scoring a first-half winner at the Red Bull Arena as the Reds made it 11 victories from 12 games under their new boss.
Was it a great goal? Not at all. Truth be told, the ball was probably already on its way into the net – perhaps via the inside of the post – when Nunez prodded home Mohamed Salah's downward header from less than a metre out.
But if the No.9's intervention was arguably unnecessary, it was unquestionably vital from his perspective. Indeed, his tap-in could prove one of the most important goals of his time at Anfield, the potential catalyst for a revival that might just rescue his Liverpool career.
