Darwin Nunez warned to 'sort himself out' or Liverpool will miss out on title
Former Premier League striker Tony Cascarino says that Liverpool will not win the title this season unless Darwin Nunez discovers his finishing touch.
Come the end of play on match week 16 of the season, Jurgen Klopp's team occupy top spot. Arsenal trail in second by one point, Aston Villa are in third a point behind them, then finally Manchester City in fourth are four behind the Reds.
What's more, Liverpool have already ticked tough away visits to Stamford Bridge, St. James' Park and the Etihad Stadium off the list, so overall find themselves in a promising position near the halfway stage.
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However on Cascarino's advice, the title is nowhere near Liverpool's grasp and that can only be solved by Nunez.
"If Liverpool are to have serious title aspirations then they have to get Darwin Nunez playing like he does for his country, Uruguay," he warns in his latest column for the Times.
"His form in World Cup qualifying for them is sensational. Nunez looks like the complete No 9 who scores against the best teams in the world such as Argentina and Brazil, links the play, and chases lost causes. But for Liverpool something is just not right, and not many sides win the title with a misfiring No 9."
The pundit recalled his own experiences at Millwall, when his manager handed him a Republic of Ireland shirt in front of team-mates and told him to play for the club as he had done during an international break not long before.
"Jürgen Klopp, the Liverpool manager, is going to have to try something similar with Nunez," he continued. "He needs to be made
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