Liverpool were looking to bounce back from the end of the international break with victory over Brighton, but a draw further halted our progression this season and Arsene Wenger had his say on what is happening at Anfield.
Speaking on beIN Sports, the 72-year-old said: “It’s hard to understand, they have the same core, the same type of game. They are less efficient in recovering the ball than before, less vertical as well and certainly Núñez at this moment has not worked for them, they have made a great investment and he is sitting on the bench.
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“They lost Mane, who was a great player and a great player, he had that aggressive attitude, that determination in the big games: ‘I’ll score whatever happens and I’ll make it happen.’ It’s hard to measure how much that takes away from them, but they miss something they had before.”
It’s easy to say that Darwin Nunez isn’t working yet and his place on the bench would certainly suggest it, but it’s important to remember that our number 27 missed training before the Premier League match due to returning late from duty in Uruguay.
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Sadio Mane was always going to be difficult to replace, but Luis Diaz has done it, now it’s about getting the former Benfica man to fire and start games, to boost his confidence and get more wins on the board.
You can watch Wenger’s assessment of Liverpool’s start to the season courtesy of beIN Sports (via Streamable):
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