Teary eyed Darwin Nunez moves fans as Liverpool bounce back

For all the criticisms were worth, at the end of the day Liverpool striker, Darwin Nunez is still human, and there was no game more emotional for the Uruguayan than the game versus AFC Bournemouth.

After suffering a shock defeat last weekend to Nottingham Forest at the Anfield turf, noise started circulating on whether the Reds have been found out, with a lot of doubts hovering over Liverpool’s ability to return back to winning ways.

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With a slightly changed lineup, Liverpool not only showed that the defeat last weekend to Nottingham Forest wasn’t just a blip, but a loss they felt so guilty for. The Arne Slot side came into the tie with a new energy that sucked whatever threat their opponent could pose on goal.

Of course, there was the early wakening of the offside goal scored by Antoine Semenyo in the fourth minute, VAR check put Liverpool at ease when the goal was chalked off.

The tie took the Reds time to settle into but when Luis Diaz put the home side up ahead in the 26th minute, it only took minutes for Liverpool to start ramming in the goals.

The Colombian netted a brace within 2-minutes, with Darwin Nunez coming through minutes later with an emotional goal to squash AFC Bournemouth in 45-minutes. Nunez’s goal saw to an end of his goal draught, with his left-footed finish gifting Liverpool the 3-vital points to increase their points tally heading into the Sunday fixtures.

Trent Alexander-Arnold was another player with his own record as his assist for Luis Diaz’s second goal means he now has 100 goal contributions for Liverpool.

With 19-goals and 81-assists for the Reds, the Scouser in the team is living the dream at Anfield.

Kop King, Mohamed Salah though had a very quiet afternoon. But a quiet Salah can still be a threatening villain.

Going about things on a low-key, the Egyptian was on ground to provide the assist for Darwin Nunez’s goal. A Christmas gift months before Christmas as the emotional Uruguayan showed Liverpool fans that he still wants to be a success for the club.

A win for Liverpool but a defeat AFC Bournemouth will want to quiet as soon as possible.