Jurgen Klopp thought Darwin Nunez was surprised by Bobby Firmino’s generosity in the final third when the Brazilian handed his teammate a golden goal opportunity on a platter.
The moment came shortly after Mo Salah broke a first-half tie with the 23-year-old striker hitting the post from just six meters.
“After that situation [Salah’s opening goal], which probably explains Bobby Firmino in a nutshell, he passed the ball and I think Darwin Nunez was surprised too.” the 55-year-old told BT Sport. “It was a great situation, we could have scored there. 2-0 before halftime would have been great.”
Our £64m signing more than made up for his earlier mistake with a second-half headed goal to help the visitors take control of the clash in Amsterdam.
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Our No. 9 would probably have been better off going on goal given the amount of space he had to convert Remko Pasveer.
However, we shouldn’t be too critical of the former Hoffenheim man, given how integral his disinterest in our style of play has been with Klopp.
There have been a few times this season where we could have done it with Nunez taking the clear chances that come his way, of course, and we’re sure our summer signing will learn from our last Champions League encounter.
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