Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker heaped high praise on Darwin Nunez following his outstanding performance against Newcastle, during which he netted two goals.
Despite facing considerable criticism for his subpar finishing since his arrival at the club last summer, Nunez found himself on the substitutes’ bench for the third consecutive league game.
However, the 24-year-old seized the opportunity by notching the equalizer after Anthony Gordon had given Newcastle the lead. Nunez went on to score the match-winning goal for a 10-man Liverpool side after Virgil van Dijk was sent off after a challenge on Alexander Isak.
“This guy is amazing. He has a lot of expectations on him about his performances, from supporters, from everybody, from his teammates, from the staff, everybody, because he is really good. He is amazing and he has huge potential. But he’s still young and he needs time. We have to be patient with him and we have to support him in a way that he feels that we are really there supporting him,” Alisson said.
“All the moments, the hard moments, we are there for him. The South Americans are there for him, all the teammates are there for him and I see the supporters as well, everybody loves him. When he comes on in a game they shout his name already: Nunez! Nunez!
“We make a few jokes with him about that as well, but I’m serious, I say to him so many times people here at Liverpool they love you and they want you to do well and you need to be patient.
“I think he is showing that. He is being patient, but this guy has fire inside of him, he has a lot of desire to play more, to be decisive for the team, not as a selfish sort, but he really wants to help the team to make big things, to win games and to win trophies. This is the kind of mentality he has because this guy is on fire, and I hope he can keep this performance from now on.”
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