Núñez has not scored for Liverpool in the Premier League for nearly two months.The 24-year-old, who joined from Benfica for £85million last summer, likes to cheat when it comes to scoring goals. He scored nine Premier League goals in his first season in England and has four goals in 16 Premier League appearances this season. He has not scored in the league since October 29 and his poor performances in recent weeks have drawn criticism from fans and pundits alike.
But Townsend is not worried about his form. He said his work rate makes him stand out among other stuttering forwards, notably Manchester United’s Martial. Speaking about Nunez on the talkSPORT breakfast show, Townsend said: “I like him. I’m glad to come out and say it. “Wait. I know there’s going to be people who say, ‘Look at his phone number.’”As a forward, your numbers are everything. But what do you know? I will replace him with one of my other players. A player like Anthony Martial is of no use. “Darwin Nunes is always on the move. He’s going 100 miles an hour everywhere. Yeah, he misses a lot of opportunities…”Townsend said he prefers Nunes to Martial. “His work rate, his willingness to run, he’s a physical drive and he’s quick enough.”Townsend concluded: “But when he plays as a midfielder, when you have a striker who plays hard and has real quality.“And the weird thing about him is if you put the ball over his head, he doesn’t turn around and look at you. advertising“He’ll put his head down and do the right thing to give you half a chance to find him or do something about him.”Nunes will be hoping to end a two-month wait to score in Liverpool’s top-flight clash with Arsenal at Anfield on Saturday.
Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez can be wasteful in front of goal but is a better option than Anthony Martial.That’s the view of former Chelsea star and TalkSPORT presenter Andy Townsend. He believes the Uruguayan is every midfielder’s dream striker.
Núñez has not scored for Liverpool in the Premier League for nearly two months.
“Do you know anything about Andy? “If he calms down a little bit, if he takes that moment before the end of the game, that moment will be what separates the best winners from the rest.
