Why Darwin Núñez will be one of the key pieces to get Arsenal out of the FA Cup without many complications

This Sunday, Liverpool will face Arsenal in the third round of the FA Cup, a team that arrives to this match with a small negative streak after losing their last two league matches, with injuries and national team commitments being the weak point that their coach, Mikel Arteta, will not be able to correct at all, as the Reds should take advantage of the Gunners' weaknesses to obtain a convincing victory even with the losses they have.

Without the presence of Mohamed Salah, who has left for the 2024 African Cup of Nations, the Liverpool team will have to try to maintain their effectiveness in attack as they did against Newcastle a few days ago, with Darwin Nunez being put in charge of the hard work he has struggled to do so far this season.

But even though Darwin has presented many inconsistencies playing as the team's starting striker, this player could be the key piece for the victory against Arsenal in the FA Cup, not taking the leading role from the opponent's area, but rather being placed as the winger who will substitute Salah's work in the last third of the field, being his collective play his greatest weapon to be taken into account at the moment.

Perhaps Jürgen Klopp's attacking block with Jota on the left, Nunez on the right and Gakpo as a center forward will be the way to find the victory against Arsenal, with Nunez in charge of being a playmaker who can find in the midfield with Harvey Elliott that complicity in the final third of the field.

Nunez is clear about his role on Sunday

Although Nunez could be able to replace the right winger who leaves Mo' for a couple of weeks, perhaps the clearest and most convincing option even for Klopp himself is to repeat the duo he made with Curtis Jones days ago against West Ham, being important for Nunez to have a good job outside the box, an area in which half-distance shots can be presented to give him a goal, being the assists his main goal this weekend.