James Milner gives Nunez endorsement - 'he can have an impact for a long time'

Liverpool's James Milner believes Darwin Nunez's arrival on Merseyside can have an impact for a long time. The Reds signed the Uruguay international last June from Portuguese side SL Benfica.

Nunez scored on his competitive debut for the club, coming off the bench to score the third goal in a 3-1 win over Manchester City in the FA Community Shield. He also scored in his first Premier League game last weekend, again as a second-half substitute, in a 2-2 draw against Fulham in the season opener at Craven Cottage.

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Milner's words

"I think he'll have an impact for as long as he's here, to be honest," Milner told Liverpoolfc.com of Nunez's recent arrival. "Since he's been here, he's [been] impressive on the pitch, he's worked hard, he makes great runs [and] he's desperate to get his head on the ball in the box.

If you put a ball in there, he'll do everything he can to get on the end of it - he's a good finisher, he's got two feet and he's different to the other guys up top. We already have some very exciting attacking players who can cause problems, so he's a great addition. He'll be fantastic for us."

Milner also commented on new faces in Klopp's dressing room - “It's nice. The atmosphere we have in the dressing room obviously starts with the manager and the atmosphere around the club, which helps the players hit the ground running.”