Haaland trembles, Darwin Nunez has found the solution to become Liverpool's goalscorer

After a disappointing performance at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar with the Uruguay national team, both individually and collectively, Darwin Nunez will try to turn the page quickly and focus on finishing the season in the best possible way with Liverpool. After drawing with South Korea, losing to Portugal and beating Ghana, Uruguay finished third in Group H and failed to qualify for the Round of 16 for the first time since 2006, when they did not participate in the finals.

In 242 minutes on the pitch - he only completed 90 minutes in the opener - the former Benfica man neither scored nor assisted. Moreover, according to Opta agency figures, he registered just three shots (two on target), seven touches of the ball in the opponent's area, a meagre 35% success rate in duels played (11 out of 31) and did not complete any of the three dribbles he attempted. It is true that the context did not favour him, as the uruguayan team lacked volume of play and the forwards were rarely supplied, but even so, a greater production was expected from one of the squad's top stars.

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It is worth remembering that, after scoring 48 goals and providing 16 assists in 85 games played for Benfica, Liverpool bought him in July this year for 80 million euros. So far, the Uruguayan has failed to live up to expectations in England, scoring nine goals and providing three assists in 19 appearances in all competitions.

On Thursday, in his first official match post-Cathar 2022, Nunez, who had scored twice in a previous friendly (4-1 vs. Milan), missed clear chances to score and the Reds lost 3-2 to Manchester City in the last 16 of the League Cup. The 23-year-old will look to break his goal drought on Boxing Day on Monday when Jurgen Klopp's side visit Aston Villa in the 17th Premier League fixture.

Darwin Nunez must redeem himself

Fabinho believes Liverpool may have benefited from the World Cup break and hopes Jurgen Klopp's side can climb back up the table in the second half of the Premier League season. The Reds have not had the expected start to the campaign; they are sixth in the Premier League, seven points off the top four and 15 points behind current league leaders Mikel Arteta's Arsenal. Liverpool showed signs of improvement before the Premier League came to a halt in November and will now look to win three consecutive games for the first time this season when they visit Aston Villa on Boxing Day.