Virgil van Dijk has heaped reward on teammate Darwin Nunez and insisted that Liverpool ”by no means doubted” the Uruguayan’s objective scoring skills.
- Van Dijk praises Nunez
- By no means doubted Nunez
- Scored seven instances within the final 10 matches
WHAT HAPPENED? Nunez netted a brace in Liverpool’s 3-1 win over Southampton within the Premier League on Sunday. The 23-year-old was criticised after a sluggish begin to life at Anfield, however is now as much as seven objectives in his final 10 appearances. Nunez’s newest match-winning efficiency earned him applause from Van Dijk, who has hailed the Uruguayan for ignoring outdoors noise and proving his value for the Reds.
WHAT THEY SAID: The Liverpool defender instructed reporters after the Southampton recreation: “Clearly he has all of the qualities for a modern-day striker. There’s a purpose why we purchased him and he is maturing, he is stayed affected person, saved his head down, and performed and that is a credit score to him, and hopefully, he can maintain scoring and keep necessary for the group.
“We by no means doubted his high quality however clearly when you will have a price ticket like that and the objectives should not flowing such as you need it, it is good and I believe he is executed very nicely.”
THE BIGGER PICTURE: Van Dijk went on to debate Roberto Firmino’s shock omission from Brazil’s World Cup squad. He believes his Liverpool colleague deserved a spot in Tite’s ranks, however insists he’s not dwelling on the choice. ”It’s Brazil. I believe Bobby needs to be in, however who am I to say that? It’s a choice for the supervisor to make and fortuitously for Bobby, he’s occurring vacation,” mentioned Van Dijk. ”He took it on the chin, all you are able to do is recuperate and be prepared for the remainder of the season and I believe he’ll do this.”
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WHAT NEXT FOR LIVERPOOL? Liverpool shall be in motion simply two days after the World Cup remaining as they tackle Manchester Metropolis within the Carabao Cup spherical of 16 on December 20.