In addition, the action of the Uruguayan forward ended with a goal anyway. The ball bounced from the goal structure to Ryan Gravenberch, who then went around the goalkeeper for the second time and increased the score to 4:1. Thus, Núñez recorded a very curious assist in the statistics. In addition, he made a breakthrough once before in the match. And that with a successful pumice stone under the crossbar from a much more difficult position, so there was still satisfaction with his performance.
“He played fantastic. Honestly, I don’t even mind that he hit the post on that chance because he did it so convincingly before. He got rid of both the defender and the goalkeeper. Of course it looked a bit grotesque, but then Ryan fixed it, so everything is fine,” smiled coach Jürgen Klopp.
“It’s cruel to say that this describes him exactly,” former England midfielder Joe Cole assessed the situation. “He’d get a one for every aspect of the game today, but the finishing? So in three,” he continued. “When Didier Drogba came to Chelsea, he wasn’t completely polished either. Liverpool will therefore hope that Núñez will eventually become a similar type of striker,” he then offered a comparison with his former teammate from the Blues.
In any case, Liverpool crowned their flawless run through Group E of the Europa League with their third triumph from three matches. Few doubt the progress of the Reds to the next stage, but the experts, on the contrary, are aiming much higher. “I think they will go very far. I almost wonder what they are actually doing in this competition. They have to win it, because they could easily fight for the title in the Champions League as well,” Cole is clear.
“This is exactly what you expect from them. They should dominate. I don’t want to offend other teams, but Liverpool is simply too big for this competition,” agreed former England striker Eni Aluko.
Klopp understandably does not look that far, rather he praised the problem-free progress of Thursday evening. “It’s very easy to love this team. Of course, we still have to improve, but it looks very promising,” said the German coach with satisfaction.
2023-10-27 17:58:40
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