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142 Liverpool legend John Aldridge has waxed lyrical about Reds forward Darwin Nunez following his efforts at the weekend.
The Anfield icon, writing in the Liverpool Echo, has likened the “fearless” 24-year-old to Reds cult hero Luis Suarez.
Nunez scored his side’s third goal against Burnley at Anfield on Saturday to put the game out of the visitors’ reach.
In the 79th minute of the match, the Liverpool forward nodded home from a Harvey Elliott cross after the visitors failed to clear their lines.
Aldridge acknowledges that Nunez “might lack composure at times”, but he stresses that you’re better off having him as a teammate than an opponent.
“I thought Diaz’s header was the pick of the bunch but it was Nunez, who was excellent again, who most caught the eye,” he wrote. “The way the crowd sings his name all game speaks for itself.
“He’s a bag of tricks and is very much like Luis Suarez at times in the way he refuses to ever give up.
“He is fearless, puts in a real shift and throws his head in where it hurts, as evidenced by the goal. He was a real handful all day for Burnley.
“Okay, he might lack composure at times but let me tell you something, you’d rather have him in your team than against you. He will be vital against Brentford on Saturday, no doubt.”
Liverpool ace Darwin Nunez continues to shine as Anfield’s “agent of chaos”
There’s a good reason why Nunez is known colloquially as Liverpool’s “agent of chaos”.
Yes, his finishing can be a bit hit and miss, but you can’t fault his work rate and attitude. Besides, he gets goal contributions, and causes havoc among the opposition defence.
Alongside getting Liverpool’s third, Nunez could’ve also had a second against Burnley, going clean through on goal late on, but he fired straight at James Trafford.
With five goals and four assists from his last 10 games, and 12 goals and 11 assists for the season, the Liverpool powerhouse is certainly doing his bit to keep the Reds in trophy contention.
Liverpool will sadly lose Jurgen Klopp’s services at the end of the season, so it looks as though the Reds players are doing all they can to give him a golden handshake (a silver handshake, to be accurate).
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