Darwin Nunez finally gets what he deserves as Liverpool beat Burnley to make top-5 talking points


Liverpool 3-1 Burnley: Goals from Diogo Jota, Luis Diaz and Darwin Nunez have sent Jurgen Klopp's side back to the top of the Premier League ahead of Manchester City.

Darwin Nunez scores as Liverpool beats Burnley 3-1,Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC)

Liverpool returned to the Premier League summit with a hard-fought 3-1 win over Burnley on Saturday afternoon.

The Reds enter the match looking to bounce back from last weekend's defeat to title rivals Arsenal but have had a slow start at Anfield.




It was Diogo Jota who provided the spark Liverpool desperately needed on the half-hour mark, nodding into the empty net after James Trafford was left flapping in the air from a Trent Alexander-Arnold corner. However, this advantage was short-lived, with Dara O'Shea restoring parity on the stroke of half-time.

Luis Diaz restored Liverpool's lead with a close-range header seven minutes after the restart, before Darwin Nunez scored a late goal to send Jurgen Klopp's men back on top.

Nunez gets his reward

Somehow, Nunez failed to find the back of the net in Liverpool's recent 4-1 win over Chelsea.

Not only did he miss a penalty against the Blues, but he was denied by the woodwork on at least four separate occasions. But the master of chaos finally got his reward in front of goal after another all-action display on Saturday.

Nunez – like Jota, Liverpool's first goalscorer – was a constant thorn in Burnley's side all afternoon, but he was left looking blank for the third consecutive match before striking late on – and he was good value for it too.

Is there a more entertaining player to watch in the Premier League at the moment than Nunez? He doesn't always get it right, but he's always dangerous and in the mix – and that's why Liverpool fans love him.

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