Darvin Nunes has come under a lot of criticism since arriving at Liverpool. He was declared Jurgen Klopp's biggest mistake due to the large number of missed shots, but the German expert always defended him.
And he waited for the Uruguayan, in the derby with Newcastle, which was extremely important for the "Reds" to qualify for the Champions League, to trace the path to victory (2:0).
Nunes headed home Nick Pope in the 10th minute to end his six-match Premier League drought and earned praise from former Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez, who compared him to Fernando Torres.
"He's a very hard-working player, he keeps running and doing the right things. He scored a great goal, surely Klopp is happy. When opposing managers analyze Liverpool's games, they must be worried. Nunes is strong and fast and can run behind the defense, and then he can score," said Benitez, who is an expert consultant on "Sky Sports".
The winner of the iconic Champions League title in Istanbul compared the former Benfica player with Fernando Torres, who also had a poor start to his adventure at "Anfield", and ended with 81 goals in 142 games.
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