Author: Soccerhuz
There has been a lot of pressure on Liverpool’s new number nine to lead the front line in a new era for Uruguay as legends Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani are phased out. After scoring a stoppage-time penalty to secure a draw away at Colombia last week, Nuñez came up clutch at the Estadio Centenario on Wednesday. The former Benfica man put in a man of the match performance against Brazil, opening the scoring with a fine header past Ederson, before setting up Nicolas de la Cruz’s second-half clincher. The win for Uruguay takes them up to second in the…
Jürgen Klopp’s hands will be sort of tied in the derby against Everton. With Cody Gakpo unlikely to be fit in time for that game, it means Darwin Núñez is expected to start for Liverpool. Interestingly, Núñez hasn’t actually started as a forward against Everton at Anfield in his Liverpool career yet. Last season, Klopp preferred Gakpo in the number nine position and shifted Núñez to the left in a 2-0 victory in which the Uruguayan registered an assist. So in a way this will be a bit of a first for Núñez, and an excellent opportunity to make his mark in one of the most…
The Gunners are flying high and are currently joint top alongside north London rivals, Tottenham Hotspur, and they’ll fancy their chances at Stamford Bridge against a Chelsea side that are beginning to get their act together under Mauricio Pochettino but are still light years away from where they need to be. If results go against the Blues, they could be as low as 13th by the end of the weekend, which would be a sobering thought for the Argentinian and for owner, Todd Boehly. However, Arsenal shouldn’t be complacent. Being roared on by a partisan home crowd could see…
The adrenaline was still coursing through the veins of a jubilant Darwin Nunez when he said the words Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp would probably have been dreading. “The truth is that to earn the position of number nine I have to work, not settle for anything and that’s what I try to do when I come to the national team,” said the striker. “I come to leave everything on the field, it was noticeable today. I ended up a little cramped in the end. I’m happy with the victory.” Not that Klopp will have been concerned at Nunez, staying true to type,…
Liverpool return to Premier League action this weekend with the little matter of a Merseyside derby against Everton at Anfield. But it has been a costly international break for Reds boss Jurgen Klopp. He will certainly be without Andy Robertson for Saturday’s big match after he picked up a serious shoulder injury while playing for Scotland. However, if that wasn’t bad enough, it has now emerged that there is concern from within the Liverpool camp that the left-back could require surgery. But that isn’t the only injury concern Klopp has to contend with. As we explain in our morning Liverpool…
Jude Bellingham continued his scintillating start to the season after earning Man of the Match in England’s 3-1 win over Italy on Tuesday evening. The former Liverpool transfer target played a key role in the Three Lions’ second goal of the night, driving forward with the ball from midfield, and also won a penalty converted by Harry Kane. This performance offered the Reds another unwanted reminder of exactly what they missed out on this summer, not that Jurgen Klop and co. needed reminding. Bellingham discussed his future after the game and there’s bad news for anyone hoping the 20-year-old may…
The wait for Liverpool’s return to action is almost complete. And the Reds’ first game after the international break couldn’t come much bigger for supporters as they face Everton in the Merseyside derby at Anfield on Saturday (12.30 BST). Granted, the game is just another three points up for grabs on paper. But Jurgen Klopp is well aware of how important claiming the city’s bragging rights is for supporters. For the visit of Sean Dyche’s Everton, Liverpool are already sweating on a couple of their key players – with their injury list augmenting during the break. Here’s the latest on…
As Liverpool’s arch-nemesis Manchester United enjoyed a golden age under Sir Alex Ferguson, winning 13 titles in 21 seasons, supporters of rival teams inevitably looked for ways to deligitimize its success. One of those was to concoct the notion of ‘Fergie time’, whereby United was allegedly awarded additional stoppage time when trailing or drawing, allowing it to fight back for one point or all three. There’s certainly no objective proof that the officials were lending Manchester United a helping hand in this regard, but the Red Devils did make use of every single second. Between 1992 and 2013, they scored…
Liverpool’s No. 9 has started the season brightly for club and country and that continued in his final match for Uruguay before his return to Merseyside. Marcelo Bielsa’s men hosted Brazil in a World Cup qualifier, but there was to be no Liverpool vs. Liverpool match up as Alisson remained on the bench for his country for the sixth game in a row. And the Brazilian had a front row seat to an influential outing from his club team-mate, with Nunez the difference maker as Uruguay secured a 2-0 win over the Selecao. He may have only had a total of 29…
Former Tottenham head of recruitment Paul Mitchell is at the top of Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s list to be made sporting director at Manchester United. In turn, that puts John Murtough’s job as director of football at serious risk. While some employees at the club will defend Murtough’s job to date, there has been whispers that Erik ten Hag’s preferred agency SEG have a greater influence on managing the club’s recruitment. That alone raises questions about what Murtough actually contributes to the player recruitment side of things. It is believed that Ratcliffe expressed his concerns about Manchester United when he…