Klopp speaks out on Liverpool flop: Darwin Nunez

Nunez forgot his scoring boots in Liverpool's 3-1 away win against Aston Villa but played a crucial role in setting up Stefan Bajcetic's first goal for the Reds. Despite being unable to convert a few gilt-edged opportunities of his own, the Uruguayan also impacted the game with his intelligent runs in behind the Villa defence. Klopp is aware of the criticism being aimed at Nunez due to his wastefulness in front of goal, but is not worried about his progress at Anfield and insists he had an "exceptional game" at Villa Park.

Jurgen Klopp has insisted that Darwin Nunez is "unstoppable" despite his struggles in front of goal during Liverpool's Boxing Day win at Aston Villa.

The Liverpool boss told reporters after the match: "It’s not as though he can close his eyes and hit the ball in. The scoring, in the beginning, is not so important. I am not since yesterday in the business and so I know. When you look back, you cannot imagine how many big chances [other strikers] they made in the beginning. We are completely calm.

“What I really love and what is so special is that in the third goal pretty much everyone in the room, we would have all hammered the ball down and tried to force it. The work rate he put in, the depth he creates for us, he is unstoppable in the moment, there is no defender who can really catch up speed-wise. I know all of the stories around, it is completely fine. He played an exceptional game tonight and we won 3-1, that’s all that counts."