Arsenal legend Ian Wright believes Liverpool should be considered as “easily one of the favourites” for the Premier League title if Arne Slot can get Darwin Nunez scoring more consistently. The Reds sit top after seven games with just two goals conceded but Nunez has contributed only one of their 13 scored so far, which came against Bournemouth at Anfield last month.
Nunez’s strike in the 3-0 victory over the Cherries was voted as the September goal of the month by official club channels, but it remains the only effort from the Uruguay international with Diogo Jota preferred by Slot as the first-choice centre forward.Wright, who scored 180 goals for the Gunners, thinks Slot’s league leaders will have a huge advantage if Nunez can hit the goal trail in his third season at Anfield.
Speaking on his Wrighty’s House podcast, the former England international said: “Can you imagine if Nunez could score consistently?
“That’s a lot of money to play for a squad player. I see Jota as the main man; [Nunez] is an impact player, and that’s a lot of money for an impact player.
“I’ve seen enough of him now. I thought at some stage it would click for him, but it’s not clicked in for him. If it clicked in for him then Liverpool are definitely easily favourites. Easily one of the favourites, Liverpool with a firing Darwin Nunez. I’m telling you, it’s a massive problem.”
Nunez has scored 34 goals since be joined from Benfica in the summer of 2022.
