Darwin Núñez and Franco Martinez exchanged jerseys at Carboneros

Darwin Nunez: Captain Chaos strikes again as Liverpool beats Aston Villa to go five points ahead.

The Uruguayan has had a fascinating Liverpool career. He joined Liverpool at the same time as Erling Haaland joined Manchester City, therefore they’re often compared.

That is unfair because Haaland has scored 75 goals in 77 Premier League games and many more in all competitions. Nunez had a poor first season with Liverpool.

In 2022-23, the Uruguayan scored 15 goals in 42 appearances (26 starts) across all competitions but struggled to establish himself on Liverpool’s front three. Nunez scored 11 Premier League goals in 36 games last season. In all events, he hit 18 in 54.

His assists increased to 13 across all competitions last season. Nunez contributed to 31 goals at 0.93 across all competitions. He’s not Haaland, but Liverpool benefited from him.

Nunez remained Nunez. Nunez had 47 huge chances last season across all competitions. Nine points, 38 misses. Forwards are often criticized more for misses than goals.