Mohamed Salah has revealed Darwin Nunez is his favorite Liverpool star to play alongside.
Nunez has scored 36 objectives in 114 appearances for the Reds since signing from Benfica in 2022 and his spell at Anfield to this point has been characterised by his erratic and forceful presence in assault, and unbelievable misses in entrance of objective.
The Uruguay worldwide is but to really catch fireplace on Merseyside following the iniital £64m switch, doubtlessly rising to £86m, however has been defended by teammate and membership legend Salah, who additionally named a former Reds star amongst his favorite colleagues.
He instructed a fan Q&A: “Who do I most prefer to play with? It was [Roberto] Firmino. Now I really feel like I typically like enjoying with Nunez.
“Lots of people do not like him however I like enjoying with him. I see Bahaa (the person who requested the query) retains shaking his head not liking [Nunez].
“Nah, I like enjoying with him generally. [Nunez is] a participant with totally different abilities. Not lots of people perceive his ball.”
25-year-old Nunez has confronted competitors for a daily position beneath Arne Slot to this point this season, beginning solely 9 video games throughout the Premier League and Champions League. He is managed three objectives and two assists in all competitions, a good distance behind the numbers Salah has been placing up in 2024/25.
The Egyptian leads the Premier League for many objective contributions with 21 – 4 away from second-place Cole Palmer – and has been pivotal presence with Liverpool main each tables in England and Europe.
His contract state of affairs stays up within the air however an opening supply is claimed to have been put to Salah, who’s eager to increase his time at Anfield along with his deal as a result of expire in the summertime.