Arne Slot stands firm over Darwin Nunez stance with verdict on Liverpool future

Darwin Nunez has yet to commencement for Arne Slot astatine Liverpool arsenic helium endures a 14-game barren tally and the Reds caput manager has spelt retired erstwhile it volition beryllium clip to justice him

Arne Slot claims present is not the clip to justice Darwin Nunez.

Nunez has yet commencement nether Slot for Liverpool this play and has gone 14 games since helium past netted for the Reds connected April 4. Liverpool’s grounds £85million striker mislaid his spot towards the extremity of past play and fell retired with the fans, deleting each references to the nine connected his Instagram relationship erstwhile helium grew bushed of the online abuse.

Slot claims helium is down Diogo Jota successful the conflict for Liverpool’s No.9 position, but insists helium inactive believes successful him. The Uruguay striker is acceptable to commencement again connected the seat against Bournemouth connected Saturday and Slot says it is unfair to justice him until he’s had clip to beryllium himself.

“It’s ever hard due to the fact that players, but besides the media, lone deliberation you person assurance successful a subordinate if you play him,” said the Liverpool caput coach. “We person assurance successful each of them, different you don’t bring a subordinate successful if you’re 3-1 up half-an-hour earlier the extremity oregon past week against Nottingham Forest, helium came connected half-an-hour earlier the end.

“There’s a batch of assurance successful him. But determination are 2 players for that presumption and I could adjacent travel up with more, who could play successful that position. He’s successful contention with Diogo, who’s done truly well. But galore games person to beryllium played and determination volition beryllium capable clip to justice Darwin, if helium improves and however helium improves and if helium tin bash peculiar things for the club.”

Nunez, 25, seemed to enactment his struggles with Liverpool down him erstwhile helium scored 5 goals successful 3 games for Uruguay earlier and during the Copa America. But helium has started the play down Jota and Slot insists his self-belief has not been dented.

“No, helium came backmost from the Copa America with a batch of confidence,” said the Dutchman. “Darwin ever has assurance and helium has each close to person this assurance due to the fact that everyplace he’s played, he’s ever scored goals.

“Sometimes arsenic a striker, you person a fewer games wherever you don’t people goals, past each of a sudden, you people a lot. So arsenic agelong arsenic helium brings his enactment complaint for the team, I’m 100 per cent convinced helium volition score. He volition get his accidental successful the adjacent future, we play a batch of games.”

Bournemouth volition beryllium heartened by Nottingham Forest’s daze triumph astatine Anfield past Saturday - their archetypal since 1969 - and Slot hopes his broadside person learnt from their sub-par display.

“It was a bully infinitesimal to bespeak and accidental 'what tin we bash better?',” helium said. “Although it sounds simple, if each subordinate plays 5 per cent amended than against Nottingham Forest, which is not that difficult, that volition marque a monolithic change.”

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