Liverpool’s Núñez ‘upset’ after hitting post four times – Klopp

Jurgen Klopp branded Darwin Núñez “unlucky” after the Liverpool forward hit the woodwork four times and failed to score in Wednesday's 4-1 Premier League win over Chelsea.

Liverpool maintained their five-point lead over nearest challengers Manchester City and Arsenal thanks to goals from Diogo Jota, Conor Bradley, Dominik Szoboszlai and Luis Díaz. Christopher Nkunku scored in the second half for Chelsea.

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But although Núñez finished the match by registering an assist for Diaz's goal, Klopp said the club-record £85 million signing from Benfica was “upset” after missing so many chances.

“[Núñez] I had a crazy first half, impossible to defend, really good,” Klopp said in his post-match press conference. “It's the first time since we've had a player touch the woods four times in a match and he misses a penalty. [among those misses].

“He was really disappointed in himself for missing the penalty, but he's a handful. It was really hard for him. You could see at half-time he was angry with himself – he also missed a header in the second half. but then he created a goal.

“It's crazy that he's creating so many. We scored four goals, so who cares which ones he didn't score? He'll score goals, they'll come. He's in exceptional form, still a bit unlucky , so, it's all right. “.

Liverpool travel to Arsenal on Sunday for a crucial match in the title race, and Klopp said the clash was “massive”.

The next game is in four days, which I didn't think was possible,” he said. “But the next one is huge. Arsenal. Let's recover and start again. »