Your Liverpool morning headlines for Sunday, February 19.
National media send Liverpool warning as 'devastating trademark' returns for Jurgen Klopp
Liverpool got back to winning ways on Saturday as they claimed a victory over Newcastle United. The Reds beat Newcastle 2-0 in their Premier League clash at St James’ Park, thanks to goals from Darwin Nunez and Cody Gakpo. Liverpool moved up to eighth place in the table, and are now six points adrift of the top four with a game in hand.
Jurgen Klopp will be sweating over the fitness of Nunez, who was substituted due to a shoulder problem. Klopp confirmed that the Uruguayan will need to undergo further assessment in the coming days.
Plenty of national media outlets were in attendance to watch Liverpool’s win over Newcastle. Here is a round-up of what they had to say...
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Louise Taylor, via The Guardian
“As dress rehearsals go it could hardly have been worse for Newcastle. Eight days before their long awaited Carabao Cup final date with Manchester United Eddie Howe’s team not merely lost a Premier League game for only the second time this season but had Nick Pope sent off. The resultant suspension means the England goalkeeper will now miss out on a Wembley appearance..."
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Darwin Nunez has found his best position at Liverpool after genius Jurgen Klopp decision
When Liverpool first lost Luis Diaz and Diogo Jota to long-term injury back in October, Jurgen Klopp initially alternated between different formations and different players on the left without much luck as the Reds’ inconsistency continued.
Out of desperation, he turned to Darwin Nunez come November with the former Benfica man rewarding such a decision with an assist away at Spurs before scoring a brace at home to Southampton in Liverpool’s final game before the 2022 World Cup.
At the time, the decision to play the Uruguayan there was just a stop-gap. After all, the £64m man had been signed as a striker while Diaz was poised to return in time for the Premier League restart, with Jota not too far behind. But then the Colombian was forced to undergo knee surgery and the Reds found themselves left short in attack.
Klopp responded by signing Cody Gakpo from PSV Eindhoven in January, bringing in the left-winger for an initial £37m. And while it presented questions about who would start once all of Liverpool’s options were fit again, the Dutchman’s arrival at least suggested that Nunez’s time on the left was over.
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