Darwin Nunez divides opinion up and down the land every time he takes to the pitch for Liverpool. Prior to Jurgen Klopp’s side beating Burnley 2-0 on Saturday to return to the top of the Premier League table, Darwin Nunez had gone eight Premier League games without a goal.
Before the match, Manchester United legend Paul Scholes was critical of Liverpool’s club-record transfer and his finishing.
But when the 24-year-old helped the Reds to three points at Turf Moor by opening the scoring inside six minutes, Paul Scholes admitted that he was proven wrong because he produced a ‘brilliant finish’, as he told Premier League Productions (26/12/23 at 6:20 pm).
The last game Darwin Nunez started was Liverpool’s goalless home draw against Manchester United where he flattered to deceive, before being dropped to the bench for the Arsenal match.
But he returned to the XI with a bang yesterday to remind his critics that he can still deliver the goods for his Premier League title-chasing side.
One of them so happened to be Paul Scholes, who was happy to give the all-action forward his flowers after the match.
Darwin Nunez’s finishing
“He had a little bit of criticism off me before the game for his finishing,” said Scholes.
“I did say (this would be the type of game for him). In these types of games, he seems to come up with something. Bournemouth earlier on in the season.
“But that’s a brilliant finish. Nice and composed. It’s them other ones, them simple ones that he seems to miss and the difficult ones he seems to put away.”
Darwin Nunez keeps knocking on the door
Every time Nunez seems to get knocked down, he gets back up and proves his worth.
Yes, he continues to have this knack for being reckless, but that is what makes him so watchable and entertaining.
Where the Uruguay star probably needs to up his game is by being more ruthless and being able to do the simple things on a more consistent basis.
So far this season, Nunez has five goals and five assists from 18 Premier League games. That’s pretty good going for a player lacking consistency.
Imagine what he would do if he did find that ruthless edge to his game.
