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was withdrawn from duty with Uruguay at the request of Liverpool, who reported an injury days before he was due to fly out. However, it on Friday evening that the striker would instead remain on Merseyside, having been replaced by Club America’s Jonathan Rodriguez. The Uruguayan FA this was due to an injury, with Liverpool then that Nunez would stay at the AXA Training Centre to receive treatment. No further information was given, but native newspapers and have both reported that it was an ankle issue.

El Pais report that the injury was sustained in the defeat to Real Madrid in midweek, which would explain his early substitution.



Speaking after the 1-0 loss to Real, Klopp claimed that Nunez was substituted because he was “not on the absolute top level.”



It transpires, though, that Nunez instead required treatment for an issue that was serious enough to rule him out for Uruguay.