There should be one or two Liverpool players in the running for the Premier League’s annual awards this summer.

Having missed out following a disappointing campaign last year, the Reds are likely to have a couple of contenders again this season.

One who perhaps stands out above his teammates is Virgil van Dijk.

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Another player away from Liverpool who joins Mo at the top of both the goals and assists charts is Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins.

With 16 goals and 10 assists, Watkins is one of the country’s most in-form players.

However, data experts Squawka claim that the Reds have a forward who’s been statistically better than Watkins this year, and it isn’t Salah.

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It really has been an impressive season from Watkins.

Click here to read why Robbie Fowler previously wanted him at Liverpool.

Although he’s started nine more Premier League games than Salah, Watkins’ one goal and assist more than the Egyptian shows the kind of company he’s now keeping.

Nevertheless, as per as report in ESPN Argentina, Squawka have concluded that Liverpool’s Darwin Nunez is actually outranking the Villa man.

The data analysts have ranked a number of key forward metrics to name Nunez as the Premier League’s top striker of 2024.

The areas they’ve measured include basic things like goals and assists and also more detailed statistics like possession won in the defensive quarter, shot placement, percentage of shots that end in goal and touches in the opponent’s area.

Putting it all together, Darwin came out on top with a best in class rating of 78%.

However, he’s certainly improving in that regard, as his 10 Premier League goals this season attests.

Still with his best years ahead of him, the expectation is that Darwin will get even more clinical as the seasons pass.