Rated higher than Crystal Palace, but Liverpool ended up letting the opponent hold a 0-0 draw in the 25th round of the Premier League 2022/23. After the match, coach Juergen Klopp on The Kop side admitted he missed striker Darwin Nunez.
In the trip to Crystal Palace, Liverpool played with an attacking trio of Mohamed Salah, Cody Gakpo and Diogo Jota. For his part, Nunez had to sit out due to his shoulder injury.
Nunez was injured in Liverpool’s 2-0 win over Newcastle in the previous round. In the middle of the week, he had to inject painkillers to attend the Liverpool match against Real Madrid 2-5 at home (first leg of the 1/8 Champions League round of 2022/23). This was the match where Nunez opened the scoring with a beautiful heel loop,
After Liverpool’s defeat at the hands of the representative of the Spanish capital, Nunez missed the “Red Brigade” match for Crystal Palace to draw 0-0. In his post-match press conference, coach Klopp said of his Uruguayan student as follows: “In a situation like this, to be honest, we miss Nunez very much.”
“Of course, that doesn’t mean Liverpool can’t live without him. In Nunez’s absence, we still have Diogo Jota available for attacking duty. When he’s on the pitch, he can be a threat. Crystal Palace’s goal is behind Salah and Gakpo. In the event that Salah and Gakpo drop, he will emerge in a position where he can score,” concluded the Liverpool captain.
