Steve Nicol has urged new Liverpool manager Arne Slot to start the season with Diogo Jota up top instead of Darwin Nunez, as the latter is not where he should be in terms of finishing ability.
Nunez has struggled to fully convince people of his quality during his time in the Premier League. In his first campaign, he bagged nine top-flight goals, and last season, in 36 games, he found the net 11 times.
In terms of goals in all competitions for the Reds, he was second only to Mohamed Salah, but Cody Gakpo and Jota were both within touching distance of the Uruguayan, and he also missed a number of chance to grow his tally.
As such, Nicol feels that it should be Jota who is preferred up top in the first game of the new season, with new manager Slot having the chance…