Sometimes it’s Darwin Nunez’s night and sometimes it really isn’t.
The Uruguayan striker hit the post four times against Chelsea – becoming the first player to do so in the Premier League since stats were recorded by Opta in 2003/04.
Darwin Nunez is the first player to hit the woodwork 𝐅𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐒 in a Premier League game since Opta records began in 2003/04 🤯 pic.twitter.com/C6NU0HfLUt
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) January 31, 2024
BBC Sport took things a step further: “Darwin Nunez is just the second Liverpool player on record (since 2003-04) to have 11 attempts in a single Premier League game without scoring after Luis Suarez against Norwich in October 2011.”
In fairness, if you’re going to mirror stats from a former Reds star, there aren’t many better than generational striker Luis Suarez!
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Nunez still contributes
Frustrating as our Uruguayan hitman’s almost mercurial nature in front of goal may be at times, you simply can’t fault his effort.
The 24-year-old still got his name on the stat sheet in a meaningful way against Mauricio Pochettino’s men, registering an assist for Luis Diaz’s game-killing goal.
Faced with the choice between dropping our No.9 (which is inconceivable in our eyes) and playing 11-goal man week in, week out – the choice is a clear one for us.
Bring on Nunez. Every game. Any occasion. Wind him up, let go and enjoy the spectacle.