Liverpool boss Klopp delighted with Nunez for Community Shield triumph | OneFootball

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp was delighted with Darwin Nunez's performance for their Community Shield victory over Manchester City.

Nunez scored and won a penalty for the 3-1 win.

Klopp said, "It was good, it was really good. It is clear it will get better with time. We live in a world where everybody gets judged on first sight and that's not helpful for nobody, but it happens constantly. We were today - both teams - not at 100 per cent of their physical, usual situation, if you want. But in the first few games [of pre-season] we were not even close to the fitness level of today.

"Then when he came on, we passed each ball for him to chase it and after the third ball he was completely killed and then everybody judged his first touches and these kind of things. It's just a joke, but we have to live with that, he will deal with it brilliantly, we are patient, and we know he can do good stuff. I liked his impact today; I liked the impact."

"We all know they are a special species, strikers. The other thing everybody needs [are] little positives. That means goals, or goal involvements. I think Darwin would have been fine even without scoring the third one because the penalty was Millie's cross and his header.

"The chance he had before he did really well, but Ederson reacted brilliantly. The goal was obviously the icing on the cake, so really pleased for him. You could see in his face, you could see in the face of all his teammates how happy the boys are for him and that's a really good sign after that short period of time that he is with us."