The striker's glaring miss at Aston Villa reinforced the feeling Liverpool need to make a new No 9 a priority for next season

ARNE SLOT may yet live to regret ignoring the blindingly obvious — that Darwin Nunez cannot be trusted. Some of the Kop may still see the Uruguayan as a sort of cult villain, Scouse irony making

The Reds’ attack isn’t necessarily constructed to chiefly optimise his – or, indeed, the centre forward’s – goal return. Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo’s numbers arguably reflect that. Without being prolific, he can still be a valuably multi-talented threat and facilitator.