Darwin Nunez deleted images won't change Liverpool problem that isn't his fault

Having been involved in all four of Liverpool's goals against Tottenham, to varying degrees, the frustration was obvious for Mohamed Salah when he was denied a fifth in stoppage time.

With the Reds having to withstand a late onslaught from Tottenham at 4-2, Salah's through ball to Darwin Nunez saw the substitute eventually thwarted by Guglielmo Vicario, who launched himself at the striker's effort on the edge of his box to stop the striker from claiming a first goal in eight matches.

Salah's initial frustrations eventually gave way to an appreciation of his team-mate's run and it meant little in the grand scheme of things as Liverpool wrapped up three points in the penultimate home game of Jurgen Klopp's Anfield career.

But that's kind of how it has been for Nunez of late, close enough but still lacking a clinical edge when it most matters. The ball he laid on for Salah to make it 5-2 late on was a similar issue, having strayed just offside before the pass across the face of goal.

For a big-money striker whose last goal came when he charged down a clearance from Sheffield United goalkeeper Ivo Grbic before seeing it go in off his backside over a month ago now, the inability to convert has become a glaring issue and one that was magnified during an abject April when treble dreams turn to dust.

On another day, Nunez might have had a goal and an assist to show for his late cameo but that is the very conundrum itself, perfectly distilled into a 15-minute display. There's no lack of effort or desire from the Uruguay international but the clarity of thought or the finesse of the finish needed to turn opportunities into goals has been absent too often for some.

And at a fee that now stands at a club-record-equalling £75m, the cause