Nunez scores four as Liverpool thrash Leipzig

Mueez Ajao

– New Liverpool signing Darwin Nunez scored four times in the Premier League side’s lopsided 5-0 win over RB Leipzig on Thursday.

– Nunez, who came on for Roberto Firmino at half-time, scored from the penalty spot before adding three more goals from the run of play in Liverpool’s easy victory over Bundesliga club Leipzig.

– Mohamed Salah scored eight minutes into the game as Jurgen Klopp and company continue their preseason ahead of the start of the Premier League on the weekend of Aug. 6.

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– Liverpool beat competition from Manchester United and Arsenal, among others, to the signing of Nunez, who is coming off a stellar season for Benfica.

A five star pre-season performance from the Reds in Germany, with 4️⃣ goals from @Darwinn99 😍#LFCPreSeason pic.twitter.com/KV7wDMS3Ql
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) July 21, 2022

90' – GOAL – A FOURTH FOR NUNEZ 👏
Carvalho's bursting run forward sees him set up Nunez to curl one low into the far corner.
[0-5] | #LFCPreSeason pic.twitter.com/A5QgL8iYki
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) July 21, 2022

It's not been a bad night has it, @Darwinn99?
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— Liverpool FC (@LFC) July 21, 2022

– The Reds’ first competitive match of the season is on July 30 against Manchester City in the Community Shield, and they have preseason games left versus FC Salzburg and Strasbourg.

– “That’s the best way obviously to stop all these discussions,” said Klopp.

Well-earned, @Darwinn99 🤗#LFCPreSeason pic.twitter.com/w6Ncd1ngSl
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) July 21, 2022

– “We always think that if you pay a lot of money then the players feel no pressure or whatever. They are all completely normal human beings and the first touch is not perfect then all of a sudden.

– “This generation of players read social media, which is really not smart, but they do. All of a sudden you get in a rush and these kinds of things.

– “He’s a different striker to what we have or what we had, but he’s a really good one.

– “That’s of course a perfect night for him.”