Darwin Nunez is Liverpool’s ‘Agent of Chaos’ and stats show he’s ready to step up for Jurgen Klopp
Darwin Nunez was withdrawn at the break in Uruguay's 2-1 World Cup qualifying defeat at Ecuador earlier this week.
Many a Liverpool fan would have been sweating at his early withdrawal, though Uruguay boss Marcelo Bielsa moved to quickly allay those fears, stating Nunez was taken off due to «muscular difficulties.»
That is a boost for Liverpool as they look to extend their unbeaten run at Wolves on Saturday, live on talkSPORT.
There is no denying that Nunez struggled in his debut campaign in the Premier League. The 24-year-old joined from Benfica on the back of a hugely successful campaign in Liga Bwin, but the transition from Portuguese to English football proved far bumpier than many may have hoped.
A goal in the Community Shield win over Manchester City helped, yet Liverpool had every reason to expect more from their big money addition, who ended the season with just nine goals and three assists to his name.
That he moved to England in the same summer as Erling Haaland, who finished with 36 league goals, didn't help. The arrival of Cody Gakpo at the start of the year coupled with Diogo Jota and Luis Diaz's combined returned to fitness threatened to push Nunez further down the pecking order on the Reds frontline.
And this certainly came to pass in the opening weeks of the campaign. Nunez totalled just 28 minutes of game time as Liverpool drew 1-1 at Chelsea before beating Bournemouth 3-1 at Anfield last month.
Then came the dramatic 2-1 win at Newcastle. The Magpies went ahead in the 25th minute through former Everton man Anthony Gordon. Liverpool were reduced to 10 men just three minutes later as Virgil can Dijk received his marching orders. The Reds' unbeaten run was really threatened at St. James' Park.
Liverpool, though,
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