Jurgen Klopp: Liverpool head coach on Darwin Nunez's huge potential, the Reds' fast start and a first trip to Luton

Liverpool boss tells Sky Sports why Darwin Nunez is now at home on Merseyside, the secret behind his side's strong form and what he's expecting from his first visit to Kenilworth Road. Watch Luton vs Liverpool live on Sky Sports Premier League from 4pm on Sunday; kick-off 4.30pm.

Senior Football Journalist @psmithXI

Friday 3 November 2023 15:55, UK

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Jurgen Klopp leans back in his chair and lets out that distinctive laugh. «I'm not sure if he's the most exciting, he's very exciting, definitely!»

We're sat down at Liverpool's training ground and the topic is Darwin Nunez. Like many elements of the livewire Uruguayan's game, his ranking on the Premier League excitement scale is hard to judge. But there's no doubt this is a player with serious talent — when he puts it all together.

His super goal to win Wednesday's Carabao Cup tie at Bournemouth was a perfect example of Nunez's at times chaotic start to life in a Liverpool shirt. There were ironic cheers from the home fans when he mis-controlled a long pass. But they were silenced when he went and gathered it, stepped inside his marker and whipped a shot over the goalkeeper and in.

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It's three goals in three games for Nunez now, with an assist in each of the two games before that run. While he may have only scored three of his 10 clear-cut chances in the Premier League, no player with nine appearances in the competition this season has a better goal involvement rate. That is something we can quantify about him.

But it is the intangible relationships behind the scenes which have given him the platform to impress after a mixed first season. He is close to