Darwin Nunez celebrates in face of former Liverpool rival after Man Utd star's last gasp winner

Darwin Nunez rubbed brackish into the wounds aft Manchester United's Manuel Ugarte scored a melodramatic victor for Uruguay to animate a precocious 3-2 triumph implicit Colombia - with ex-Everton antheral Yerry Mina successful plain view

Liverpool prima Darwin Nunez stuck the footwear into erstwhile Everton defender Yerry Mina by celebrating close successful beforehand of him aft Manuel Ugarte's victor for Uruguay against Colombia connected Friday night.

Nunez's broadside secured a thrilling triumph arsenic Manchester United midfielder Ugarte struck successful the 11th infinitesimal of stoppage clip to animate a 3-2 triumph implicit their South American rivals - aft Andres Gomez equalised conscionable minutes earlier.

Mina had lone travel connected arsenic a substitute successful the closing minutes, but that hadn't stopped him from clashing with Nunez aft a fistful of duels amid the tense finish.

And Nunez made definite helium rubbed brackish into the wounds with Mina successful plain presumption aft Ugarte's melodramatic victor - which led to chaotic scenes from Uruguay players arsenic they celebrated leapfrogging their rivals into 2nd successful World Cup qualifying.

Nunez played the afloat 90 minutes for Uruguay arsenic helium continues his momentum aft starting and scoring successful the Reds' 2-0 triumph implicit Aston Villa past weekend.

He has lone started 4 times nether brag Arne Slot successful the Premier League this play but has travel backmost into the fray aft an wounded to guardant Diogo Jota.

Nunez volition beryllium fixed a dense load of adding to Liverpool's goals this play to guarantee they enactment apical of the table, having racked up a 5 constituent pb implicit Manchester City.

Last month, Slot hailed Nunez for continuing to enactment hard contempt not getting arsenic overmuch crippled clip arsenic helium hoped

"I deliberation astir Darwin, I gave him recognition for the information helium worked truthful hard successful erstwhile weeks erstwhile helium didn't play a batch to beryllium capable to play 3 games successful a row.

"I deliberation 3 games successful 8 days, truthful that says a batch astir him – but it besides says a batch astir the prime of our show unit and aesculapian unit that we were capable to springiness him the close sessions to hole him successful the close way."

After bagging Liverpool's victor against RB Leipzig successful the Champions League, the Dutchman added: "With him determination is, similar the others, country for betterment successful co-operation with immoderate of the different players, but that’s normal. He’s precise bully and it’s pleasing to spot that aft a hard start."

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