It’s Christmas. The alarm sounds. Darwin Nunes jumps out of bed and runs downstairs to see if Santa got the letter. Was he a good boy this year? He looked under the tree.
Here it is. New shooting shoes. In hindsight, Burnley had no chance. Santa must be a Liverpool fan. Nunes needed just six minutes to show his new step at Turf Moor, showing confidence and assurance with his D finish that ended a goal drought of more than 600 minutes. Jurgen Klopp will be hoping this is just the beginning for his frustrated forward. But I’ve been here before. Remember Newcastle’s two clinical finishes in Liverpool’s 2-1 win with 10 men? Like decades ago. And Nunes is hard to predict.
Almost four months have passed since the famous double and Liverpool have set the stage for a very exciting season. Even if their £80m player doesn’t match the price tag. This is just one defeat in their last 30 Premier League games. If Nunez continues his form, Liverpool could easily take control of this title race. Louis Jones
