'The New Andy Carroll!' - Fans react to Darwin Nunez's miss as Ten Hag wins first Man Utd game
Daniel Edwards
- Updated: 12 Jul 2022 16:53 BST
- 4 min read
Darwin Nunez endured a rough start to his Liverpool career in Tuesday's resounding friendly defeat to Manchester United.
The Uruguayan became the Reds' most expensive signing in history this summer when he joined from Benfica in a deal that could end up topping €100 million once bonuses and add-ons are taken into consideration.
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Nunez was then given an early chance to show Liverpool fans what he could do in their opening pre-season friendly against arch-rivals United, played in Thai capital Bangkok.
But he and the Merseysiders will want to put the game behind them as soon as possible after a torrid 90 minutes.
Jadon Sancho, Fred, Anthony Martial and Facundo Pellistri, Nunez's compatriot and Uruguay national team colleague, all got on the scoresheet as United won 4-0, a result that will surely leave new boss Erik ten Hag extremely content as he saw his charges go through their paces for the first time in pre-season.
A game for forget for Nunez
Nunez, meanwhile, spurned a simple chance to pull one back for Liverpool in the dying minutes when he spooned a rebound over the bar with the goal gaping.
It would be foolish to judge the 23-year-old on just one game, particularly a pre-season friendly after two months of inactivity and with the added challenge of fitting in to a new club, but it was a great start for the forward.
Liverpool will hope Nunez's slip will not be repeated when it really counts - though United fans were certainly pleased to see him fluff his lines.
Darwin Nunez highlights pic.twitter.com/xPt7Lfx0s4
— Breezy (@BreezyUTD) July 12, 2022
Liverpool paid £100m for the Uruguayan Andy Carroll 😭😭😭😭
— WHF!🇾🇪 (@UtdWesleyy) July 12, 2022
Darwin Nunez has officially signed for Liverpool 🤣🤣🤣!! #MUNLIV pic.twitter.com/PeH31NaSIv
— Ibukun Aluko (@IbkSports) July 12, 2022
Jurgen Klopp when he sees Darwin Nunez in the locker room #MUNLIV pic.twitter.com/zhsAZ0kkFD
— badboy.jeremy (@badboy_jeremy1) July 12, 2022
How will I explain to my kids that Fred scored this and Nunez missed pic.twitter.com/sANFJMwjEd
— Sanza (@StillSanza) July 12, 2022
