Micah Richards believes the timing of Darwin Nunez's movement means he would fit in perfectly at Manchester City.
Nunez caused endless problems to the City defence during the Reds' 3-2 Carabao Cup defeat at the Etihad on Thursday. The Uruguayan could well have hit a hat-trick were it not for some snatched finishing, after finding space behind the home backline on three occasions.
It was an all-action 90 minutes that typified Nunez's six-month spell on Merseyside, with the 23-year-old at the heart of everything good about Liverpool's attack, but in the end lacking a little finesse at the final hurdle. Nevertheless, former City defender Richards praised the Reds forward for his ability to constantly get in behind.
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"The timing of his runs is brilliant," Richards said. "If he is in a Man City side today, he could have scored six because the timing of his runs is perfect."
Richards then honed in on a first-half chance in which Nunez sprung a City offside trap to close in on Stefan Ortega, but a snatched finish saw the Liverpool man drag his effort wide - similarly to his other two good chances.
Richards added: "I thought he could have done better, this one here he’s sort of just dragged it. I like the way he timed his run here, and it’s just come off his shin."
Nunez has often been mocked by opposition fans for his finishing, but a return of nine goals from the first half of the campaign suggests the former Benfica man is getting more right than wrong. He and Liverpool will hope to truly kick-start their post-World Cup run of form when they travel to Aston Villa on Boxing Day.
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