Neither Szoboszlai, nor Mac Allister, nor Gravenberch nor Endo. The best ‘signing’ of the season at Liverpool is to be a footballer who landed at Anfield in the summer of 2022. He left certain doubts in his first season, 2022/23, especially because of what it cost, 85 million euros. But he has shone in difficult moments and is showing that he has the makings of a leader to carry the team on his back.
It was impossible for the Africa Cup would not bother the planes of the team led by Jurgen Klopp. The ‘reds’ were going to lose their star for a while, Mohamed Salahthe soul of Egypt and the main ‘culprit’ that the Liverpool be at the top of the table first division.
The situation was somewhat more complicated with the injury he suffered during the second game. A strain in the femoral biceps that has forced him to return to England for treatment. However, his loss is somewhat scary given the level of his teammate in the attack, Darwin Nunezwhich has eliminated all the questions that could have arisen in its adaptation to the British competition.
FIRST PREMIER LEAGUE PLAYER WITH DOUBLE DIGITS
The Uruguayan is in spectacular form and has taken a step forward in his way of playing. He has taken the team on his back when Salah has not been there with two assists and two goals in three games and it seems that he has already exploded definitively..
Their figures are a scandal: 10 goals and 10 assists in 31 games that highlight him as the first player from a Premier League team to register double figures in the season. One of the keys has been that he has managed to perfectly understand Salah, and has become your best partner. So much that in Anfield They are aware that to enjoy the best version of their star they need to include the former Benfica player in the equation.
NOW, WITHOUT YOUR GREAT PARTNER
the lowering of SalahAt the moment, it is not affecting the Uruguayan, who has continued to put in great performances without the Egyptian in the eleven. However, The very real connection that has been formed between them will be difficult to build with another partner.. Surely, klopp was seeking to create societies of this type when he received that the brilliant trident made up of Mane, Firmino and Salah It couldn’t last forever.
Darwin Nunez He served four assists in 42 games last season. This year he has already accumulated ten assists on goals. In total, he has 14 assists with the Liverpooland Salah has benefited from ten of them (71.43%). An impressive fact that shows the great connection between them.
Now, the Uruguayan’s great challenge is to maintain the level, to continue showing that he is capable of commanding the Liverpool and make the ‘reds’ remember little of the Egyptian during his absence. Has Darwin Núñez’s definitive explosion arrived?