Danny Murphy has claimed to note one important distinction between Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez and his Manchester United counterpart Rasmus Hojlund.
Each centre-forwards got here to their respective golf equipment for giant charges, with the Uruguayan costing us an preliminary £64m in 2022 and the Denmark worldwide doing likewise at Previous Trafford final summer season.
In his column for the Each day Mail on Saturday evening, the previous Anfield midfielder addressed the latter, citing a ‘distinction’ between him and the Purple’s present quantity 9.
Murphy wrote: “I’m doubtful about whether or not Rasmus Hojlund is the world-class No 9 United want. There may be nothing in his sport that scares defenders. I distinction him to Liverpool’s Darwin Nunez, who’s erratic however will do a mad little bit of talent or make an aggressive sprint to trigger some issues for defenders.
“Hojlund is just not fast, skilful or intelligent sufficient for that ‘Wow’ issue. He’s 21 and has time to develop. However proper now, he’s not a Champions League or Premier League-winning No 9.”
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Focusing totally on Nunez, Murphy’s evaluation of the 24-year-old is a good one.
We all know that Liverpool’s quantity 9 can lack composure at occasions within the remaining third and has been culpable of some terrible misses, however he’s equally prone to pull off a end which has jaws dropping.
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Suppose again to his cracking volley within the Premier League win over West Ham final September, or his curled magnificence within the Carabao Cup win at Bournemouth – these aren’t the sort of finishes that any common striker can pull off with such finesse.
Additionally, as Murphy references, Nunez is the kind of centre-forward whose incessant operating stretches opposition defences, even when his enthusiasm can get the higher of him with an inclination to be caught needlessly offside.
The Uruguayan mightn’t be fairly as composed and medical as different gamers in his place, however his return of 33 objectives in his first two seasons at Liverpool present that he’s definitely nicely capable of finding the web, and he’s positively not boring to look at!
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