Jurgen Klopp was effusive in his praise of Darwin Nunez following a goalscoring display against Sparta Prague.
The in-form No.9 bagged two goals on the day as the Reds cruised past their hosts in a 5-1 win away in Prague.
The Athletic’s James Pearce relayed the manager’s comments on the Uruguayan post-match on X (formerly Twitter).
Klopp on Nunez: "Wonderful boy. He loves to play for this team and has quality coming out of his ears.
"He has the most important attitude a striker needs to have. He misses chances but he is not bothered by it and just keeps going."— James Pearce (@JamesPearceLFC) March 7, 2024
A double against Brian Priske’s outfit sees the former Benfica sharpshooter improve his tally to 27 goal contributions (16 goals, 11 assists) in 39 games this term.
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Darwin Nunez is in the form of his life
Imagine your manager coming out of that game and saying you’re not even close to your peak!
Klopp on Darwin Nunez:
🗣️"Is he at his peak? Not yet, can he develop? Yes. But he's always a threat." [via @ptgorst] pic.twitter.com/muq1LT3Qef
— Empire of the Kop (@empireofthekop) March 7, 2024
That’s far from surprising, of course, given the player is only 24 years of age. What a turnaround for a man who, perhaps only months ago, was being labelled a ‘flop’ by supporters from rival outfits.
There won’t be many committed to that viewpoint now, that’s for sure!