Jamie Carragher believes that Darwin Nunez won’t ever discover that medical edge world-class strikers possess, regardless of him costing Liverpool £85m and him scoring 18 objectives in all competitions this season.
That assertion comes after Liverpool drew 2-2 towards Manchester United at Outdated Trafford on Sunday, with Darwin Nunez failing to seek out the goal with any of his 5 pictures at Andre Onana’s objective.
Although Nunez managed to help Luis Diaz’s opener with flick from a nook, his unpredictability in entrance of objective is, for Carragher, unlikely to ever change.
“Hear, if you have a look at Liverpool and specifically Nunez, he’s not going to vary what he’s. He’s what he’s. He’s going to overlook probabilities, look harmful at occasions,” Carragher mentioned on The Gary Neville Podcast.
“However that basically medical fringe of the very high gamers, I don’t suppose he’s received that and I don’t suppose he ever will. That’s Mo Salah’s position within the staff,”
Nunez arrived at Liverpool in the summertime of 2022 from Benfica in a deal price £85m and, after an inconsistent first season, the 24-year-old’s kind has definitely picked up in 2023/24. He is managed 18 objectives and 13 assists in all competitions for the Reds this time period, although Carragher’s highlighting of his clincial edge definitely has credence.
After having 5 pictures off-target towards Manchester United on Sunday, the Uruguayan’s anticipated objectives (xG) whole rose to 14.7 within the Premier League – 3.7 greater than the acutal variety of occasions he has discovered the again of the online this time period.
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Solely Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson and Everton marksman Dominic Calvert-Lewin have underperformed their xG worse within the Premier League this season.
Liverpool will hope that Nunez turns into extra medical in entrance of objective for his or her remaining seven Premier League video games this season, as they proceed to problem on the high of the desk. Although they’re now second on objective distinction behind Arsenal following that 2-2 draw with Manchester United, Jurgen Klopp’s aspect will want Nunez to seek out the goal with extra regularity to have an opportunity at lifting the title.
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