Jurgen Klopp’s side secured a remarkable late victory to maintain their lead at the Premier League summit.
Despite an avalanche of injuries and unavailability from important players in every department, Jurgen Klopp‘s Liverpool continue to grind towards a stunning finale to the season, with Darwin Nunez scoring at the death to keep his team at the top of the Premier League.
It was hardly the visitors’ best performance away at Nottingham Forest, but can they be blamed after a brutal recent schedule that has seen players drop like flies? Teenagers like Bobby Clark and Jayden Danns have contributed significantly to the team’s continued success.
But it was club record signing Nunez who came off the bench, recovering from an injury that had kept him out of the previous three games, to send the travelling Reds into rapture.
Darwin Nunez‘s spectacular return against Forest
Liverpool needed a hero, and who better than Nunez to step up and score when his team needed him the most? Many have criticised, reprimanded, and chided the Uruguayan centre-forward, who has 14 goals and 11 assists in all competitions this season, including 17 direct contributions from just 16 Premier League starts.
Absent for several matches, the seemingly unstoppable Reds continued to win through a Herculean collective effort, but the former Benfica man’s return has demonstrated just how important he is to Klopp‘s side, providing a unique set of skills that could make the difference in the title race.
Cody Gakpo started up front, as he has done with regularity recently, and while the Netherlands international has played an important role this season, versatile and boasting a healthy return of 11 goals and five assists in all competitions, he will now be concerned for his starting berth from now on following an ineffective performance.
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