Darwin Nunez was the subject of plenty of ridicule last season but the £85million striker has been silencing his critics this time around.
The Uruguayan joined Liverpool in the summer of 2022, the same summer in which Erling Haaland made his move to Man City.
Naturally that led to comparisons between the two forwards with fans debating which of the Premier League giants had made the better purchase.
That debate quickly fizzled out as Haaland took the Premier League by storm while Nunez struggled in his new surroundings.
Haaland would go on break goal scoring records as he helped Pep Guardiola's side claim a historic Treble while Nunez was best remembered for a host of glaring misses in what was a miserable season for the Reds.
However, those who actually watched Liverpool games rather than viral social media clips could see that there was a dangerous player in Nunez.
Chants of 'Nunez, Nunez, Nunez' were a constant throughout last season at Anfield with Reds supporters recognising his work rate and ability to get into threatening positions.
And the former Benfica man has started to make the most of those positions after a what was a slow start to the campaign.
Nunez's brilliant brace against Sparta Prague on Thursday night means he's now surpassed his goal tally from last season in all competitions.
The Uruguay international has 16 goals and 11 assists in 39 appearances with Liverpool still harbouring hopes of a quadruple in Jurgen Klopp's farewell season.
Nunez is hitting form at just the right time with eight in his last 10 outings ahead of this Sunday's mammoth top-of-the-table six pointer with City.
And they're often big goals too. In fact, according to Opta no Premier League player has scored more match-winning goals this
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