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Tim Sherwood says Klopp has thrown down the gauntlet to 24-year-old Liverpool player

Liverpool head into the international brea🐷k on the bac🐭k of three consecutive Premier League victories.

The Reds curr🦩ently sit third in the Premier League table on 10 points, the 🎐same amount as three other teams.

Liverpool drew 1-1 with Chelsea in their league opener before beating Bournemouth, Newꦚcastle and Aston Villa.

Photo by John Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images
Photo by John Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images

Darwin Nunez has enjoye𒐪d a bright start to the season for Jurgen Klopp’s charges.

The 24-year-old scored a brace to help Liverpool come from behꦦind to beat Newcastle on 27 August.

Nunez then provided an assist in the Reds’ 3-0 win over Villa at𒅌 Anfield, and cou♐ld’ve easily scored.

The Uruguay international hit the woodwork twice and also volleyed wide from✅ close-range.

Despite failing to score, N🧸unez was a c꧙onstant thorn in the visitors’ side.

His pace 🌠caused Villa’s high line problems, and his flicked header assisted Mohamed Salah’s goal.

‘Needs love off his manager’

Tim Sඣherwood, speaking on , praised Nunez and said Klopp is the🍃 perfect manager for him.

He also bel🐷ieves the Liverpool boss has thrown down the gauntlet to the player in terms of kicking on.

“He’s a player who needs love of🐷f his manager,” said the former Tottenham and Villa boss.

“There’s going to be times, especially when you play for Liverpool and they’ve got a lot of options, where 🌳Jurgen thinks ‘I’m going to leave him out, he can’t keep missing chances like that.’

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Photo by Matt McNulty/Getty Images

“This boy is never going to be prolific but๊ he’s going to be good enough to𒀰 score you goals.

“He needs an arm around him and Jurgen is the perfect man t𝓡o be ab🌃le to do that.

“He’s given ꧑him his settling-in season and now he’♌s saying ‘go on then, let’s see what you can do’.”

Our view

Nunez has needed a little time to find ♒his feet at Liverpool, but he’s now looking like he’s fully up and running.

Let’s see how he conti꧒nues to fare for the Reds. Sherwood is right in that Klopp is the perfect manager for him.

Hopefully Nune🐲z continues to rattle in the goals and provide more assists, silencing the doubters further and further.