After a troublesome night time at Villa Park in midweek, Darwin Nunez lower a far happier determine following the full-time whistle in opposition to Manchester Metropolis on Sunday night.
The Liverpool striker missed a gilt-edged likelihood to attain within the 2-2 draw in opposition to Unai Emery’s facet, with Arne Slot admitting afterwards that the 25-year-old felt ‘fairly down’ as he trudged off the pitch alone after the match ended.
Our quantity 9 didn’t get the prospect to make amends right this moment, having been an unused substitute on the Etihad Stadium, however his post-match manner right this moment was in stark contract to Wednesday night time.
Nunez gestures to Liverpool followers
As Nunez approached the travelling Liverpool followers after the ultimate whistle in Manchester, he was serenaded by repeated chants of his surname in appreciation.
He responded by tapping the membership crest on his jacket and giving a triumphant thumbs-up and a fist pump as he revelled within the Reds’ 2-0 win, which has put them 11 factors clear on the prime and prompted LFC supporters to declare via music that the Premier League title is on its option to Anfield.
Nice to see Nunez feeling the love from Liverpool followers
Nunez could be a maddening footballer at occasions, as he confirmed together with his inexplicable miss in opposition to Villa in midweek, and his solo exit from the pitch was criticised by some followers on social media.
Nonetheless, he’s usually proven up to now that he doesn’t let setbacks get him down, regularly displaying for the ball even when he’s spurned a gilt-edged likelihood to attain, and he clearly continues to be appreciated by match-going Liverpool followers.
It stays to be seen what the summer time has in retailer for him, with David Lynch claiming in current days that the 25-year-old will ‘100% go away’ the membership after the top of this season, citing Saudi Arabia because the striker’s likeliest vacation spot.
For now, although, Nunez appears all-in at Anfield; and even when he doesn’t begin many video games over the subsequent three months, he’ll certainly make a number of extra very important contributions to the Reds’ more and more promising pursuit of the Premier League title.
You’ll be able to view Nunez gesturing to the Liverpool followers beneath, through @asim_lfc on X:
Nunez exhibits his like to the followers ❤️#LFC pic.twitter.com/lPtlqajHLM
— Asim (@asim_lfc) February 23, 2025
