If only Darwin Nunez could be so prolific in finding the back of the net as Leicester City’s Wout Faes, who netted twice at Anfield on Friday night. Unfortunately for Faes, those were nothing but own goals, while Nunez missed a handful of goalscoring opportunities to provide his side with a victory with a more significant margin.Undone by Faes! Leicester’s defender scores two own goals to turn his team’s lead into Liverool’s winIf the Scousers were patient enough with the Uruguayan striker in the first few months of his Liverpool spell, this continuation of his failures, even after the World Cup, seems quite concerning for Jurgen Klopp. The stats are not the all-defining of someone’s qualities, but in the case of the 23-year-old forward, they tell a lot, especially about his flaws, which are causing a headache among the Reds fanbase.Nunez’s stats are atrocious (©Opta)Among the players in Europe’s top 10 leagues with 500 or more minutes played this season, Nunez ranks first for shots per 90 minutes (6.0), but 99th for goals per 90 minutes (0.57).He has had 52 attempts on goal in the Premier League this season but scored just five goals, while he has missed more big chances in the league (14) than any other player.”On another night, Nunez could have had a hat-trick,” said former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher, who was commentating on the game for Sky Sports.”We said that against Man City. We said that against Aston Villa.”He is a handful, but to make that next step, become a world-class striker, he needs to get the goals.”Darwin Nunez vs Leicester enjoy pic.twitter.com/eKvHzbLrlp— 17 (@DxBruyneSZN) December 31, 2022 On the other hand, Klopp himself was full of praise for Nunez after Friday’s win.”It was a brilliant performance tonight,” Klopp told Sky Sports.”People look at stats and whatever but the goal, which was an own goal in the end, was a clear improvement on recent situations, he chipped the ball really good.”Other moments were also really good. He took out three players with one move before passing to Mohamed Salah. It was really special and I am really happy about that,” concluded he.ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE – Matchday 18Friday West Ham – Brentford 0-2 (0-2)/Toney 18, Dasilva 43/Liverpool – Leicester 2-1 (2-1)/Faes 38 og, 45 og – Dewsbury-Hall 4/Saturday 15.30: (4.40) Wolverhampton (3.50) Man.Utd. (1.95)18.00: (1.15) Man.City (10.0) Everton (18.0)18.00: (1.50) Newcastle (4.50) Leeds (7.25)18.00: (2.00) Fulham (3.45) Southampton (3.80)18.00: (3.10) Bournemouth (3.10) Crystal Palace (2.60)20.30: (3.60) Brighton (3.50) Arsenal (2.15)Sunday 17.00: (1.70) Tottenham (3.70) Aston Villa (5.20)19.30: (6.00) Nott.Forest (3.80) Chelsea (1.67)***odds are subject to change
