Liverpool ST, who joined with hopes of becoming 'hooligan rivals', go 15 games without a win against the 'big six'

Highly touted signing Darwin Núñez (25, Liverpool) hasn't lived up to expectations.

Liverpool drew 2-2 with Manchester United in the "North West Derby" in the 32nd round of the 2023-2024 Premier League season at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, on Sunday at 11:30 p.m. ET.

With only a point, Liverpool remains in second place with 71 points (21 wins, 8 draws, and 2 losses) and fails to regain the top spot. First place is Arsenal (71 points) and third place is Manchester City (70 points).

In a must-win game, Jürgen Klopp fielded a front three of Luis Dias, Darwin Núñez, and Mohamed Salah.

Dias and Salah scored in the 23rd and 39th minutes, respectively, but Núñez was unable to find the back of the net as he picked up an assist.

Núñez is a 6-foot-4 striker who was born in 1999. Despite his size, he has great pace and was highly anticipated by fans when he joined Liverpool.

Klopp was the first to express his expectations for Núñez. The first time Klopp and Núñez met was in April 2022. 카지노사이트 Klopp was in charge of Liverpool at the time and they met SL Benfica in the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League in the 2021-2022 season.

At the time, Benfica's star striker had scored 31 goals in 36 official matches, including 24 in 24 league games.

In his press conference ahead of the second leg, Klopp said: "Extremely good-looking boy, a great player. He's really good. I've known him before, but I had quite a tough fight with Konate in the previous game. He is physically strong, fast and calm in scoring situations. If he keeps this kind of fitness, he's going to be a big player in the future," he said, adding that Núñez is a player to watch.

Núñez was signed with high expectations. Initially, there was speculation that he would form a rivalry with 'monster striker' Elling Holland.

Núñez has had an ambiguous start to his career. In 87 official games since joining Liverpool, he has scored 33 goals. In terms of goals, this is not a bad record.

Núñez"s shortcomings are most noticeable against big clubs. Whenever he faces the so-called "big six" - Man City, Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea, Tottenham, and their Premier League rivals - his goalscoring prowess disappears.

Núñez hasn't scored a single goal against the Big Six since April 1, 2023, when they met. In that time, Núñez has faced City three times, United three times, Chelsea three times, Arsenal four times, and Tottenham twice. In total, he hasn't scored a goal in 15 games.

The Liverpool Echo, a local Liverpool newspaper, released the ratings of the Liverpool players after the match against United. Núñez was given a 6, the lowest of the three attacking players.

The publication said: "He made the pass for the opening goal. If we had played a little more in the first half, we could have created more chances. He wasted a chance early in the second half and was subbed off."

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