Darwin Nunez displayed his ruthless late-game capabilities in the run-up to the World Cup for Liverpool, though he looked far from deadliest against Manchester City in the Carabao Cup.
The Uruguayan international had a good range of scoring chances to take advantage of at the Etihad with a moment in the second half being the culminating example.
The former Benfica player sprinted towards the Sky Blues goal after Joe Gomez put him up with a beautiful through ball, but dragged his effort once more from close range, a wasted effort that seemed to surprise Jurgen Klopp too when the pictures They showed the German. coach.
You can watch the clip below, courtesy of Sky Sports:
“You have to put one of them away!”
A great opportunity for Liverpool to tie again, but Darwin Núñez can only drag his shot wide of the post! ???? pic.twitter.com/dkeAtIj9pD
– Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) December 22, 2022
