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Darwin Nunez is better than Haaland and the data to prove it

Darwin Nunez seems to be the new big competition for Haaland in the Premier League

By Charles Cornwall

Darwin Nunez celebrating and Erling Haaland worried

After so many uncertainties about the level of Darwin Nunez, this is starting to have great results, the Uruguayan has become the great centre forward that was so lacking on Merseyside. The progress of Nunez is giving better results, both Darwin and the whole team keep working not to lose the stability of the team.

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Nunez finished the first half of the season with 8 goals and 8 assists in 27 games for the Reds. So while these are not bad numbers, an improvement was expected from the Uruguayan, who seems to have finished his adaptation and is now starting his best level. So far in 2024 and facing a saturated calendar of matches, Núñez has contributed 5 goals in 4 games, being Liverpool's best player at the beginning of the year.

The Uruguayan is already a record-breaker, having reached 10 goals and 10 assists this season for Liverpool in all competitions. Something no one has ever done before in the Premier League. So the Uruguayan is having an excellent 2024, and it seems to be his year to shine with Liverpool. Darwin is now the Premier League's new goalscoring star.

Surpassing the Norwegian Erling Haaland for this new record, also the Uruguayan is being better, as well as making very important goals for the team, he has more craft than Haaland, as the Norwegian is usually more of a finisher than a creator, while Nunez knows how to create scoring opportunities for his teammates, having more sacrifice with the whole team.

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The numbers of Haaland and Núñez that demonstrate the superiority of the Uruguayan

Darwin Nuñez is proving to be the best striker at the moment as he has 10 goals and 10 assists in 1757 minutes of play this season, while the Norwegian has 19 goals and 5 assists in 1870 minutes. The Norwegian has 113 minutes more playing time, according to Transfermarkt data. In addition Núñez improves on this when adding up his international performances, with Núñez registering 5 goals and 2 assists, while Haaland has only 3 goals. Leaving a tie in goal contribution, as Haaland has 27 goals and Núñez also accumulates 27.

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