Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has pushed forward Darwin Nunez to rediscover his goal-scoring touch, advising the Uruguay international to maintain composure while finishing off chances.
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Nunez has struggled since joining Liverpool from Benfica in the off-season for an initial cost of 75 million euros ($73.06 million), scoring only two goals and providing one assist in his eight games played.
The 23-year-old was also given a three-game suspension after being dismissed on his home debut for what seemed to be a headbutt.
“I think he said himself he feels the pressure,” Klopp told reporters on Friday. “He has to calm himself down.
“You can see the movements are exceptional and if you would see him finishing in training you would think, ‘My God.’ But in the games obviously (he is) then a bit in a rush.
“He needs to calm down just in the moment to use his full range of finishing but it’s not something – as a striker you just have to feel that. Then it will go from there. So, not to change, just to keep going actually.”
Liverpool are ninth in the Premier League on 10 points after seven games. They play away to league leaders Arsenal on Sunday.
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