Darwin Nunez’ lack of confidence showed less as forward proves hugely important late on in Premier League chase for title

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Is Darwin Núñez the long-term answer for Liverpool?  The Uruguayan striker has shown flashes of brilliance but remains a polarising figure among fans and pundits. With competition for places fierce at Anfield, we’ll dive into what the future holds for Núñez and whether he can cement his place as Arne Slot’s go-to forward.

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00:00We've obviously caught up about his Liverpool tenure so far and we mentioned how he's been

00:07hit and miss. He had a few fantastic moments in a Liverpool shirt but he's also been here

00:13or there and he's never quite hit the ground running as they maybe should have done for

00:17that price tag when they brought him in a few seasons ago. Now, in terms of his latest

00:23news transfers, whether it's in or out, what's the latest you can tell us on Darwin Newness'

00:29situation and how are the fans feeling? How's Arnie Schlott feeling? Is he a player that

00:33he really backs to do well under him in the future?

00:37I think Arnie Schlott publicly will really back his players no matter what. We've seen

00:42that but I think fans are starting to run out of a little bit of patience with Darwin

00:49Newness, if I'm being honest. He's been at the club two and a half years now, joint record

00:56fee. He's shown glimpses but he's never found consistency. Has he improved since he joined

01:07the club in 2022? I'd suggest he hasn't made a massive improvement. I think this season

01:17he's had to play a little bit different. Arnie Schlott's more controlled, he doesn't want

01:23his strikers being haily-baily, running around. He wants everything to be a little bit more

01:28measured. He has improved with his press and etc. Newness when he's had a chance but he's

01:35not first choice and that's a problem. If you're paying all that money for a striker,

01:41you want them to be your first choice, scoring goals every other week, being at the fulcrum

01:46of your team. He scored four goals this season in all competitions, two in the Premier League.

01:52He's had more buttons than he has goals. He's a little bit erratic. Liverpool, I can't see them

02:02letting him go unless a really good offer came in in January. Champions League starts again soon.

02:08Liverpool will be looking to go quite deep in that so I can't see him letting him go but in the summer

02:14it's going to be something that they're going to have to think about.

02:17Recruitment, you don't always get them right. It's well known that maybe you look for

02:26a two and three ratio and this one, you know, how many signs Liverpool made for big money and

02:32they have worked out. But a couple haven't and Abby Cato was one and as things stand, you look

02:39at Darwin Newness thinking, is it ever going to work out? He'll have, what, two years left on his deal.

02:45He was a fan's favourite and fans want him to succeed so badly but

02:53there's just, at the minute, no sign that it's going to work out for him and I'm fierce.

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