Darwin Nunez showcased his ruthless finishing capabilities in the lead-up towards the World Cup for Liverpool, though looked far from his deadliest against Manchester City in the Carabao Cup.
The Uruguayan international had a fine array of goalscoring opportunities to take advantage of at the Etihad with one moment in the second-half the crowing example.
The former Benfica man raced toward the Sky Blues’ goal after being played in with a lovely through ball from Joe Gomez but dragged his effort wide once again from close range – a wasted effort that seemed to surprise Jurgen Klopp too as footage panned to the German head coach.
You can catch the clip below, courtesy of Sky Sports:
"He's got to put one of them away!"
A massive chance for Liverpool to get level again but Darwin Núñez can only drag his shot wide of the post! 😩 pic.twitter.com/dkeAtIj9pD
— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) December 22, 2022
Klopp’s reaction to the Nunez miss 😭
pic.twitter.com/M7OHRTVCSO— george (@StokeyyG2) December 22, 2022