The Uruguayan international had a difficult beginning to life at Liverpool, but he is now beginning to contribute significantly to the club.
Darwin Nunez may have received a club-record transfer fee from Liverpool, but Virgil van Dijk feels he is now beginning to live up to his promise.
The Uruguayan had a difficult time adjusting to life at Anfield, and despite scoring 16 goals, there was still a sense that he had underperformed.
With Mohamed Salah on the bench, he assumed responsibility for their eventual 3-1 Europa League triumph over LASK in Austria. He has already made a huge contribution this season, scoring two late goals as a replacement to defeat Newcastle and netting the equalizer from the spot in their defeat over LASK.
Nunez has contributed three goals and two assists so far this season, but his overall impact has been noticed more broadly.
The Uruguayan, who had previously wasted a few chances but had been denied a goal by Tobias Lawal’s superb point-blank stop in the first half, also contributed to the second goal with his hold-up play on the halfway line.
The 24-year-old is evolving into the striker Liverpool had hoped he would be, according to the team’s captain.
As you’ve seen over the past few weeks, this is an amazing group to be a part of.
We have a large number of talented young players who are taking on new responsibilities and enjoying them.
However, football is ultimately about outcomes. Everyone wants to play their best every single time, but sometimes you have to find a way, as we did at Wolves (coming back from surrendering the opening goal once more to win 3-1).
“On Thursday, it was after we gave up a set-piece, we demonstrated that we maintained our composure and also found a solution.”
