...and the worst
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Luton Town 1-1 Liverpool, 5 November 2023
Only four days after his Bournemouth brilliance, Nunez endured a day to forget in front of goal.
In total, he had nine efforts without finding the net, the worst of which being when he glaringly blazed over the bar after Mohamed Salah nodded the ball to him in the six-yard box.
Liverpool were only spared an embarrassing defeat by a late Luiz Diaz equaliser.
Liverpool 5-1 Toulouse, 26 October 2023
It didn't matter because Liverpool were 3-1 up, he had already scored, and ultimately it led to a goal anyway, but the way Nunez evaded challenges, burst through the Toulouse defence, and rounded the goalkeeper only to inexplicably shoot against the post will live long in the memory.
Liverpool 1-1 Crystal Palace, 15 August 2022
Nunez's rawness, petulance and emotion were all on display on his first Anfield appearance. After a running battle for the first hour of the game, he reacted to a shove from Joachim Andersen with a headbutt that floored the Palace defender and saw him deservedly sent off.
His subsequent three-game ban ended any early momentum in his Liverpool career.
