“I am so happy about our crowd, how they take it. “I don’t know how to explain the Darwin situation,” Klopp said. The chants of “Nunez” denoted a folk hero – Gakpo, who came on at the same time, was overlooked in the ovation for the Uruguayan – and echoed around Anfield again during his 34-minute outing. Some players with his recent goal record would scarcely be welcomed onto the pitch. My belief and trust in them, as long as they behave properly, is endless.”Īnd so, seemingly, is the Kop’s love of Nunez. The boys don’t start because they score or not score. He would have started tonight but he had cramps in the last game. The first year was a year to adapt and he scored here and there. “There are so many things I love about his game. “He plays outstanding, I have to say it,” Klopp added. And if his goal-per-game return is lower than last season, the manager feels his performances are better. No one does it more chaotically than Nunez. Yet Klopp’s brand of football is based on engendering chaos. He has been called an agent of chaos so often the description should be retired but it has a truth. This was his second double in a cameo: two assists against Fulham, two goals at Newcastle in September. And, in turn, the player with the most is Nunez, with seven. Liverpool have the most goal involvements from substitutes this season in all competitions: 30, 12 clear of any of their Premier League peers. It is not the first time Nunez has had a dramatic effect in a short time. If there is a temptation to think that the duo tied in second have rather more control of what they are doing, the numbers have an eloquence.Ĭody Gakpo celebrates scoring after Darwin Nunez supplied the assist (Reuters) In a three-way battle, it is now Nunez 10, Salah nine, Alexander-Arnold nine. His second contained more merit, a surge into the penalty area and a precise low centre for Cody Gakpo to score a goal that may take Liverpool to Wembley. His first assist against Fulham was laced with misfortune for Marco Silva’s side, Curtis Jones’s shot going in via a hefty deflection. The Egyptian has a lovely left foot, the Englishman a wonderful right.īut Darwin Nunez has more assists than either, two in three minutes in the Carabao Cup semi-final taking him into double figures for the season. Nor is it Trent Alexander-Arnold, even though he can complete passes others cannot even imagine. It is not Mohamed Salah, though no one has made more goals in the Premier League. There is an improbable presence at the top of Liverpool’s leaderboard for assists this season. The creator in chief, it transpires, is the man who wreaks havoc.
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