🦁 PL Previews: Big-money Núñez suggests a new Liverpool style | OneFootball

Liverpool were two goals away from completing a remarkable quadruple in 2021 but in the end the two biggest trophies they wanted the most evaded them.

Can Jürgen Klopp and his team go one better this season and bring home the Premier League title?

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Transfers 🔁

In: Darwin Núñez (Benfica, £64.3m), Fabio Carvalho (Fulham, £5m), Calvin Ramsay (Aberdeen, £4m)

Out: Sadio Mané (Bayern Munich, £28m), Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest, £16m), Takumi Minamino (Monaco, £15.5m), Ben Davies (Rangers, undisclosed), Divock Origi (Milan, free), Sheyi Ojo (Cardiff, free), Ben Woodburn (Preston, free), Loris Karius (released), Rhys Williams (Blackpool, loan), Billy Koumetio (Austria Vienna, loan), Marcelo Pitaluga (Crawley, loan)

Transfer balance: -£13.8m.

Key fixtures 📆

🔑 Key player: Mohamed Salah

There has been success off the pitch in the close season as months of speculation came to an end when Salah signed a new three-year deal to stay at Anfield.

The Egyptian forward has won the Premier League Golden Boot in three out of his five seasons at the club, and he only needs six more goals this season to overtake a certain Sir Kenny Dalglish and move into fifth in the club’s all-time top goalscorers chart.

His importance to this Liverpool is undoubted and after another 31 goals last season, he doesn’t look like slowing down.

What has changed since last season? 🤔

Sadio Mané has left the club after six successful seasons and Liverpool’s choice of replacement has raised some eyebrows.

The arrival of Darwin Núñez from Benfica certainly isn’t like-for-like and could indicate that Klopp could be eyeing up a potential change in style or formation this season.

It’s the first time during the German’s reign that Liverpool now have a more traditional centre-forward option and after 47 goals in two seasons in Portugal, you can see why Klopp is willing to gamble on the 23-year-old.

Of course, Núñez won’t shoulder the burden of replacing Mané alone after the January arrival of Luis Díaz, but a season of change could be ahead.

Predicted XI 🔮

(4-3-3) — Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konaté, Van Dijk, Robertson; Fabinho, Henderson, Thiago; Salah, Núñez, Díaz.

Where will they finish? 🏆

Premier League: 2nd Champions League: Runners-up FA Cup: Fifth round EFL Cup: Third round Community Shield: Runners-up

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