Darwin Nunez’s eyes would have briefly lit up at Molineux as, for the second Liverpool away match running, he had the chance to be a match-winner from the bench. The Uruguayan memorably netted a decisive brace late on away at Newcastle United last month as 10-man from behind to snatch an unlikely win. That victory had already gone a long way to silence the outside taunts he regularly faced last year. Now against Wolves, he was granted a similar opportunity again.
There would have been more attention on such a miss last season at a time when an out-of-form Liverpool were struggling for points.
Afforded time and now avoiding last season’s new boy pressure, Nunez continues to be a magnet for elite scoring chances.
All that’s left is to turn those xG into goals as Liverpool sit back and wait for the striker to explode.