Speaking on Sky Sports during the coverage of Liverpool's win over Newcastle, Rafa Benitez made an interesting comparison between Darwin Nunez and Fernando Torres who he worked with at Anfield.
"Fernando, one of the issues at the beginning was that - he was not a great finisher," Benitez said.
"Little by little, because he was in front of the ‘keeper so many times, he could have more time and more composure, I would put the ball here or there but at the beginning, he was great as a player, but here in England, because the defenders are wider and stronger, in the space he was killing them and having more chances."
After such words about Torres, it's only natural that Benitez holds Nunez in similarly high regard.
"I will tell you my feeling. You are watching the game and saying great runs, not that great finisher, don’t be worried," he added.
"As a manager, you are really worried because you can see him in front of the keeper all of the time, and he can do that.
"He has the pace to run in behind, and he is a threat. After he will score more or less goals, but he is a threat, so for you as a manager it is someone you have to worry about and talk with your defenders about that. He is a threat."
Even though Nunez has sometimes been ridiculed for his finishing, he's still proven to be a handful for most defenders in the Premier League. Moreover, he's already scored 11 goals in all competitions for the Reds.
