'I would never' - Ian Wright disagrees with Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool decision in Man City draw
Ian Wright has said he disagreed with Jurgen Klopp's decision to substitute Darwin Nunez in Sunday's 1-1 Premier League draw with Manchester City.
The 24-year-old Uruguayan started alongside Harvey Elliott and Luis Diaz at Anfield and pounced on Nathan Ake's underhit back-pass early in the second half to win his side a penalty, which Alexis Mac Allister slammed past Ederson to cancel out John Stones' first-half goal for Pep Guardiola's side.
However, Nunez, who has scored 10 Premier League goals this season, was replaced by Gakpo in the 76th minute at Anfield by manager Jurgen Klopp despite the game being evenly poised. It's a decision that Wright disagreed with because of how hard-working the Reds' No.9 is, even if he thinks he can still improve particular elements of his game.
Speaking on Sky Sports' Monday Night Football, Wright said: "He [Nunez] is somebody I would never take off, especially at Anfield. I think that he makes runs, he does things when he doesn’t get the ball and he gets a little bit dispirited by it, but when you look at him now and the opportunities there are."
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Assessing Nunez's overall performance at Anfield, the former Arsenal and England striker insisted that he lacks understanding with some of his team-mates in midfield, which he highlighted with a number of the Uruguayan's mistimed runs in the first half.
"You see when Mac Allister has the ball, he’s not even looking, watch him, he makes a move but we know that Harvey Elliott is left-footed, he’s not going to be able to get
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