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Liverpool Echo
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Richard Garnett

Liverpool fans love what they have spotted Thiago doing for Darwin Nunez

Darwin Nunez Thiago Jurgen Klopp Marcus Rashford

Liverpool midfielder Thiago could have a future career in coaching or management, if his current dealings with Darwin Nunez are anything to go by.

Thiago may be one of the most decorated players in European football, but is also multilingual. Italian-born with Brazilian parents, The 31-year-old moved to Spain with his professional footballer father, Mazinho, when he was five years old, before joining Barcelona at the age of 14.

Fast-forward to 2022 and the Spain international is helping new big-money striker Nunez adapt to his new surroundings by relaying instructions from Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp. Uruguay international Nunez is not yet developed in the English language but is having to learn the key football terminology quickly, as the Reds' backroom staff convey their pre-season messages to the players.

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Videos online - which have been widely shared by Liverpool fans - show Klopp delivering training-ground instructions to Nunez before team-mate Thiago relays the information in Spanish, so that the summer signing from Benfica can fully understand what is expected of him.

The Reds new boy is yet the find the net for his new club after limited preseason run-outs against Manchester United and Crystal Palace in Bangkok and Singapore respectively. Despite some media questions about Nunez, Klopp insisted that he was completely calm about the adaption time it might take the 23-year-old to settle into the side and deliver the performance levels expected.

A little translation research reveals that "Solo marca goles" is the simple message that Thiago needs to pass to Nunez ahead of the forthcoming Premier League season.

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