The successful partnership that Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez have developed up top for Liverpool was once again on display in Sunday’s draw at Brighton.
With their given goals to Brighton and sharp play in attack that could have produced more than two goals, Jurgen Klopp’s team made for a painful sight to behold on the south coast.
However, according to the manager, the 2-2 tie was “unfortunately” the “right result in the end,” leaving Liverpool to go into the international break with a draw.
The game had its moments, and one of them was the Reds’ No. 9 and No. 11 continuing their effective link-up play. Let’s have a look with the aid of FotMob.
Nunez is just focused on Salah.
Nunez and Salah, who have been teammates for two seasons, continue to display promising traits while lining up in an attack formation that combines chaos and magic.
The Uruguayan earned his third season assist for Liverpool’s opening goal against Brighton thanks to his fast decision to transfer the ball on the edge of the box and into Salah’s path.
Amazingly, it was Nunez’s seventh assist for Liverpool and his seventh that helped Salah score. He is only establishing objectives for one man!
According to Michael Reid of Opta, it is the longest streak of assists by a Red to a single player in the Premier League history.
Nunez now holds the tournament record for the most assists purely for one teammate, with five of those assists occurring in the Premier League.
A dreadful connection that will keep giving the opponent problems!
