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Luis Diaz leaves Liverpool red-faced as winger outshines Isak, Ekitike and Wirtz

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Diaz's outrageous goal, a finish so good it left team-mate Josip Stanisic with both hands on his head, in Bayern's 2-2 draw with Union Berlin means he has 11 goals and five assists (16 contributions) in just 17 appearances.Upon waving Diaz goodbye, the Reds spent over £300million on Alexander Isak, Hugo Ekitike and Florian Wirtz. That means combined, Isak, Ekitike and Wirtz have managed 12 contributions - four less than Diaz alone.Diaz made amends for his midweek Champions League red card against PSG, though he also scored what turned out to be a match-winning brace in Paris before his dismissal, by netting a fine goal against Union Berlin.



The never-say-die attitude that epitomised his Liverpool career saw him keep the ball in play and score from an acute angle.And Diaz is Liverpool officials a little red in the face with his explosive output in Germany. That's despite Diaz having his best season on Merseyside last term with his 17 goals and eight assists across all competitions.Luis Diaz's goal in Berlin stunned his team-mate Josip Stanisic (Image: Getty)He is close to surpassing that already at Bayern, although some would argue the Bundesliga is an easier league to play in than the Premier League.

First of all for the person he was because he always had a smile on his face no matter what, in the year that I've worked with him."I played him a lot so then maybe it's a little bit more normal to have a smile on your face! But this club also needs to recoup funds to get these transfers that we already did over the line."It has been a summer where we've spent a lot but I think if people look at all the money we've already brought in, that's also – like last year when we almost only sold players – a good thing for this club as well." Read next Invalid emailWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you.