Darwin Nunez is an injury doubt ahead of the first leg of Liverpool’s Champions League Round of 16 clash with Real Madrid at Anfield on Tuesday night.
Nunez scored his first Premier League goal since the restart after the World Cup to help his team secure a valuable 2-0 away win at Newcastle United on Saturday. Nunez was replaced by Roberto Firminho at the 59-minute mark after he incurred a shoulder injury.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp revealed that Nunez is set to undergo tests on the problem area and that nothing is yet known about the extent of the injury. He did, however, reveal that Nunez is experiencing pain.
Although Nunez remains a doubt for the Real Madrid game, Klopp believes his team is on the path to turning their season around following the away win at Newcastle.
“We are a step further forward,” Klopp stated. “Both goals were outstanding. The pass from Trent [Alexander-Arnold] for Darwin [Nunez] and from Mo [Salah] to Cody [Gakpo] [was] top class. A bit more of that would have been really great, but for today it’s absolutely fine.”
