In Tuesday's (12) pre-season warm-up match, a high-profile "double red" showdown, Liverpool accidentally 0-4 defeat to Manchester United, which shocked many fans. Red Army this summer with a record 85 million pounds to introduce the striker Darwin Newnes, debut suffered Waterloo, facing the empty goal but shot off, the performance was disappointing, netizens have been teased him as "new Carroll", suggesting that Liverpool may be high price to buy water goods.
Davin Nunes impressed Reds boss Jurgen Klopp enough to sign him for a hefty fee after making 41 appearances for Binfica last season, scoring 34 goals, including in both legs of the UEFA Europa League last 8 against Liverpool.
The 23-year-old Uruguayan international came on as a substitute in this warm-up match, and had a great chance to score in the 62nd minute, when United goalkeeper Thomas Hutton missed a save, and Davin Newnes, who was 8 yards away from the goal and ready to make up for the mistake, accidentally shot the ball over the top, resulting in the Reds failing to break the deadlock. It turns out, in the pre-match training, Davin Nunes also appeared to face the empty goal shot high situation, the foot wind is not good.
The video of Davin Nunes missing the ball quickly went viral and drew derision from netizens, with some calling him a "Lukaku+Di Maria hybrid" as the two goalscorers also often miss good chances. There are also speculations that he could become another "Anzu Carroll", the former England international transferred to Liverpool from Newcastle for 35 million pounds in 2011, but his performance was not up to par, scoring only 11 goals in 58 appearances for the Reds, and eventually left the team, making him one of the most unsuccessful acquisitions in Liverpool's history.
However, this game was just a warm-up game and Davin Nunes has just come off a hot summer and is not yet fully back to his best, so we shouldn't judge his future too early.