Darwin Nunez sends clear message to Liverpool's rivals as Premier League title race intensifies
Darwin Nunez has made it abundantly clear that Liverpool are going nowhere in the Premier League title race after he helped send the Reds back to the top of the table on Saturday evening.
Manchester City had temporarily taken top spot after they beat Everton 2-0 in a 12.30pm kick-off at the Etihad Stadium, but three headed goals from Diogo Jota, Luis Diaz and Nunez were enough to see off relegation-battlers Burnley 3-1 at Anfield, and in doing so, Jurgen Klopp's side returned to the top of the tree.
Liverpool needed a positive response after they suffered their first defeat in four months at Arsenal last Sunday - a result that blew the Premier League title race wide open. But the reaction was emphatic from the Reds, who were pegged back before half-time when Dara O'Shea's superb header made the score 1-1, only for the hosts to prove to be too strong for their opponents after the break.
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The Uruguay international was delighted to get his name on the scoresheet after heading home the decisive third at the Kop end, and the 24-year-old took to social media to make his intentions clear to Liverpool's rivals. Posting on both Instagram and X (formerly Twitter), Nunez wrote: "Giving up is not an option. Thanks for the support. Let's go Reds!"
Liverpool have had to cope without top scorer Mohamed Salah since New Years' Day after the Egyptian went to the African Cup of Nations and picked up a subsequent injury. But in his absence, the trio of Jota, Diaz and Nunez have attempted to fill the void, with all three making it onto the scoresheet against the
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