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Klopp has praised Darwin Nunez after he returned to Liverpool’s starting XI for their 1-0 victory over Fulham on Wednesday night
Nunez has scored 15 goals in his maiden season at Anfield,
Nunez 23-year-old made a decisive impact as he started down the middle against Fulham, winning the penalty that earned the Reds a hard-fought win.
Klopp has been critical of Nunez in recent weeks, hinting his struggles with English and Liverpool’s defensive demands had contributed to his spell on the bench
Klopp was pleased with the striker’s efforts against the Cottagers.
Jürgen Klopp:
Absolutely (we saw what we wanted). It’s super important,”
“In the beginning, defending the centre against Fulham is really important because Palhinha is there. He’s their connector and gets on the ball.
So we were a bit too early out there from Darwin. We tried to fix that but he wanted it. He was a racehorse, he went for everybody.
“We opened up and struggled slightly as they could control it for moments. But we could sort that.
“Apart from that, he played a really good game. He was always a proper option for us. We needed that.
“One of the main thing we had to do tonight was offer in behind. We had three really quick players there. He played a good game.”
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