Paul Merson has claimed that Mo Salah’s performance may be affected if Darwin Nunez also starts alongside the Egyptian against West Ham United.
The Uruguayan international faced criticism for not detecting the opportunity to square the ball to his teammate and sentence the contest against Manchester City.
“When Darwin Nunez came on, the worrying thing was that he didn’t pass the ball to Salah,” the former Arsenal star wrote for Sportskeeda.
“It is even more worrying that he didn’t even see Salah’s race. They could play Carvalho or Harvey Elliott further up the field this week.
“With West Ham’s back injuries, this could be a good time to help Nunez with his game. With him on the pitch, though, you won’t get the best out of Salah.”
The number 11’s only effort of the afternoon was enough to decide the tie in favor of the hosts after Alisson Becker deftly spotted the striker’s run.
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The former Benfica man has yet to convince a host of commentators following his £64m move to England.
One could imagine that Jurgen Klopp does not need to be convinced about the suitability of his potentially record signing for this Liverpool team after describing him as ‘unplayable’ at times in the first outing against Rangers (as reported on the official website). of the club).
There were some promising signs despite mistakes in his decision-making and it will be interesting to see if the German tactician sticks with his formation, opting for Nunez to start in place of the injured Diogo Jota.
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