Liverpool boss Arne Slot defended striker Darwin Nunez for not scoring against Girona in the midweek UCL clash.
Winning every single game has become a norm for the Merseysiders this season. Under the management of new head coach Arne Slot, the Merseyside boys have won 17 of their 20 games across all competitions.
With the 1-0 victory against Girona on Tuesday night, the Reds remain undefeated in the Champions League as they’ve won six out of their six games so far to secure the top spot in the UCL points table.
Although Slot’s men struggled to find the net throughout the first half of the match, an opportunity arrived when Donny van de Beek committed a foul upon Luis Diaz inside the Spanish side’s box.
A penalty was given by VAR after scrutiny and Mohamed Salah was effortless to bury it in the Girona goal. With this goal, the Egyptian King
However, one player who was also expected to perform well did not deliver upto the expectations.
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Arne Slot expects more from Darwin Nunez
Speaking in the post-match press conference, the Dutch tactician expressed his take about the performance of Uruguayan forward Nunez.
“What I can agree on is that he missed a few chances. He was a threat, but unfortunately couldn’t score.
Good thing we have many players that can score for us… Today, Mo again.”
The LFC forward started the match and continued playing till 71st minute before being substituted by Cody Gakpo.
Nunez registered three shots including two shots on target, 16 touches and successfully completed 50% of his eight attempted passes. He was given a 6.2 rating by Sofascore.
The Anfield No. 9 has been performing underwhelmingly this season but when he starts to finish off the chances created for him, he’ll definitely become one of the deadliest strikers in Europe.
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