Jamie Redknapp was impressed by the influence Darwin Nunez made out of the bench final night time because the Uruguayan’s introduction resulted in Liverpool coming from behind to defeat Fulham 2-1 at Anfield.
The outcome signifies that the Reds will now take a result in Craven Cottage for the second leg of their League Cup semi-final in a fortnight.
A primary half strike from Willian had the guests forward inside 20 minutes and Marco Silva’s facet defended resolutely to go in on the break forward.
Simply 11 minutes into the second half, nonetheless, Nunez was launched alongside Cody Gakpo and the pair made a superb influence with the previous registering two assists and the latter netting the winner in entrance of the Kop.
“Darwin Nunez made such a distinction for Liverpool. He got here on and gave the Fulham centre-backs so many issues,” Redknapp informed Sky Sports activities (as quoted by The Boot Room).
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Our No. 9 might have been dropped to the bench however his influence when he entered the pitch was immense.
The Fulham defenders merely couldn’t deal with his tempo, energy and sensible motion in behind and he was extraordinarily unlucky to not get himself on the scoresheet.
Bernd Leno pulled off some sensible saves to forestall the previous Benfica man from netting however Nunez may be happy together with his performances as he arrange each objectives.
Having high quality to deliver on from the bench is crucial if we’re going to proceed to problem on all 4 fronts this time period and we’re delighted for the ahead who continues to divide opinion amongst the Liverpool fanbase.
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