Ally McCoist makes sensational Darwin Nunez Liverpool transfer claim after exit

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Darwin Nunez left Liverpool last summer as the Reds made room for fresh blood in attack, and Ally McCoist thinks that the Reds have missed the Uruguayan this seasonDarwin Nunez left Liverpool last summerFormer Scotland striker Ally McCoist believes that Liverpool has missed Darwin Nunez this season – despite the Uruguayan regularly facing criticism during his time at Anfield.Nunez left Liverpool to move to the Saudi Pro League last year, after a three-year Anfield career that saw him score 40 goals in 143 appearances.That was a disappointing return considering the high hopes that Liverpool had when it committed what, at the time, was a potential club-record transfer fee to sign him. As well as Nunez, Liverpool lost its other main striker from last season, Diogo Jota, in tragic circumstances when the player died in a car accident 10 months ago.READ MORE: Liverpool handed boost without kicking ball as Champions League hopes endedREAD MORE: Georginio Wijnaldum's World Cup dream over after uncomfortable phone callAnother player who sometimes operated as a central striker for Liverpool, Luis Diaz, left to join Bayern Munich, while the Reds' main source of goals, Mohamed Salah, has had his worst season since joining the club.McCoist reference those things as he assessed Liverpool's struggles in attack this season."[Mohamed] Salah's form clearly has been nothing like what it once was, which had made him one of the greatest players to ever play in the country, it completely dipped," McCoist told talkSPORT."The sale of Diaz and Trent [Alexander-Arnold to Real Madrid], has been massive for them, clearly the tragedy with [Diogo] Jota goes without saying."Do you know something?

I think they've missed the big boy up front, Darwin Nunez. He was criticised, and a lot of it was justified, but the one thing he did, he was a presence."He ran about, he made himself a real nuisance, he chipped in with some goals, they've missed him as well I think.”Ally McCoist gave his verdict on Liverpool's struggles(Image: Getty Images)McCoist added that he believes Liverpool needs to strengthen in a number of areas of the field during the summer transfer window in order to rectify the problems that Arne Slot has faced this season."They just haven't handled losing the players they have, and the players they've brought in, whether it's been injury or lack of form," McCoist said."[Florian] Wirtz, [Milos] Kerkez has taken a while to get going, [Jeremie] Frimpong's taking a little bit of time to get going as well."They've obviously had injuries, a couple of young centre-backs as well."They need strengthening in my opinion, certainly need right up the spine I think - centre-forward, centre-midfielder and a centre-back."