'A goal machine' - Darwin Nunez praised as Liverpool…

'A goal machine' - Darwin Nunez praised as Liverpool warning sent to Premier League rivals

Darwin Nunez has been labelled a "goal machine" by Liverpool team-mate Kostas Tsimikas - and is being backed to keep on improving.

Tsimikas delivered the cross for Nunez to head the only goal and earn the Reds a 1-0 Premier League home win over West Ham United on Wednesday night.

It was the the forward's first Anfield strike since his potential £85million move from Benfica in the summer, and moved him on to five goals in 12 appearances this season.

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The 23-year-old - who is averaging a Premier League-best of more than seven shots at goal per game this season, with only Manchester City forward Erling Haaland managing more shots on target per 90 minutes - also hit the post and forced a brilliant save from West Ham goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski.

And Tsimikas, who delivered his fifth assist of the campaign, believes there is even more to come from Nunez.

"He's always there," said the left-back. "He can score with the left, with the right, with the head, he's a goal machine. He needs confidence, it is coming and I hope for him he scores a lot more goals and gives us more wins, because for us he is a very, very important player.

"It was a very good moment for me, especially because it was a cross for Darwin because I wanted to assist him. Every day I work to do better crosses and give better performances.

"I'm very, very happy for him also because I know he's been wanting to score. Obviously he will score more, but hopefully he will keep his energy and goals for the next games."

Liverpool were made to work hard by West Ham in difficult conditions, but earned a second successive league win to close the gap on the top four to four points.

"It was a very, very tough game against a tough opponent," said Tsimikas to LFC TV. "They fought a lot for the result. If we want to change something this season, we have to win games and we did exactly that.

"At the end it was difficult because they pressed us a lot but the most important thing is the three points. We are in good shape, we want to bounce back, and the win against Manchester City was a very important step for us. But every game is different."

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