Klopp blow, transfer decision - Liverpool handed clear Darwin Nunez verdict after Instagram storm

Darwin Nunez is struggling at Liverpool. The striker is under the spotlight after a run of six games without a goal with Jurgen Klopp's side seeing their Premier League title challenge fizzle out.

Nunez has 18 goals and 13 assists in 52 matches this season, a marked improvement on 15 goals and four assists in 42 games last campaign. However, the Uruguayan has frustrated fans with his finishing in recent matches and has seen his place in the Reds' starting lineup come under considerable threat as a result.

He has only started one of Liverpool's past three matches and recently wiped any photo of him in action for the club on his Instagram profile. That has prompted considerable speculation about Nunez's future and what the future may hold for the 24-year-old, signed from Benfica for £64 million in 2022.

Here, the LiverpoolECHO's sports writers have had their say on Nunez and what may be next for the Uruguay international...

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Your view of Darwin Nunez will depend on whether you believe the glass to be half full or half empty.

Indeed, it has been a much improved second season at Anfield for the Uruguayan, who has scored 18 goals across all competitions and provided a further 13 assists. Sure, there have been big moments - see his game-winning brace against Newcastle United in August or his spectacular effort against Bournemouth in November's League Cup tie - but there have also been some pretty horrific misses along the way. Plenty of them too.

And when the dust settles on Jurgen Klopp's final season at Anfield, Nunez's misses against Luton Town,