There was an almighty cheer when Darwin Núñez appeared on the touchline and, 25 minutes later, the rhythmic chanting of his name echoed around Anfield.
In between, the Uruguay striker had unnerved Napoli’s previously assured defenders, created a goal, scored one, collected a booking, performed in two positions and found himself central to the move of the match.
Jürgen Klopp, the Liverpool manager, avoided the opportunity to shower the striker with praise afterwards but, in any case, actions had spoken louder than any amount of words.
There has been too much focus on what Núñez cannot do since his arrival on Merseyside after a £64 million signing from Benfica, largely due to the comparison with Erling Haaland, who was also a summer marquee signing at
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