With Sadio Mané leaving the club last summer and Luis DÃaz, Diogo Jota and Bobby Firmino currently injured, there is a lot of pressure on our new attacking options Darwin Núñez and Cody Gakpo to come together and make a big impact in the wing.
Both men hope to improve in the coming weeks, months and years at Anfield, but there was a glimpse of what might be to come during the game against Chelsea.
READ MORE: (Video) Klopp becomes lyrical about 18-year-old ‘doing great’ after having chance to impress with Liverpool
Not long after the Uruguayan was substituted on the pitch, he charged through the Graham Potter defense and managed to find the former PSV man with a clever pass.
Picking up the ball on turn and sending a shot home from Kepa Arrizabalaga, our number 18 provided a glimpse of what we could be seeing a lot more of, once the duo is fully settled in Merseyside life.
You can watch Núñez and Gakpo’s chance (as of 1:03:22) via Match of the Day on BBC iPlayer:
The Empire of the Kop Podcast #Ep69 (Special Edition): Debating FSG with Red Sox and Pittsburgh Penguins fans
