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·10 August 2022

Liverpool veteran Milner: Exciting Nunez will be a major force here long-term

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Liverpool veteran James Milner admits he's quickly been won over by Darwin Nunez.

Nunez made his presence felt immediately during his competitive debut for the club, stepping off the bench to score the third goal in a 3-1 victory over Manchester City in the FA Community Shield.


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The No.27 followed up by finding the back of the net in his first Premier League outing last weekend – again as a second-half substitute – in a 2-2 draw against Fulham in the season-opener at Craven Cottage.

"I think he'll have an impact the whole time he's here, to be honest," Milner told Liverpoolfc.com of Nunez's recent arrival.

"Since he's been here, he's [been] impressive on the field, worked hard, makes great runs [and] is desperate to put his head on the ball in the box.

"If you put a ball in there, he'll do everything he can to get on the end of it – good finisher, both feet and he's different to the other boys up there.

"We've already got some very exciting attacking players who can cause problems, so he's a great addition. He'll be fantastic for us.

"You want options up there, you want to cause people problems, you want to have options to play different ways because obviously teams are going to watch us and try to stop us, so it's important we can do everything. With the options we have up there, I think we have a fantastic mix."

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