Darwin Nunez: Luis Suarez Sends Warning to Uruguay Teammate After Mixed Start to Liverpool Career

Darwin Nunez: Luis Suarez Sends Warning to Uruguay Teammate After Mixed Start to Liverpool Career

Edwin Kiplagat
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:15 PM
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  • Former Liverpool hero Luis Suarez has sent a warning to his compatriot Darwin Nunez about his Premier League career
  • Suarez urged the young Reds striker to get strong and control his emotions after he was shown a straight red card for headbutting a Crystal Palace defender
  • Nunez has made a decent start t his Liverpool career, scoring six goals in his first matches in Red 13

Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez has revealed that former Reds striker Luis Suarez sent him a message after the young striker received a red card for headbutting Crystal Palace defender Joachim Andersen.

The young Uruguay striker has had a mixed start to his Liverpool career, flirting between world-class and mediocrity.

Darwin Nunez, Luis Suarez, Liverpool, Premier League, Champions League, Jurgen Klopp
Darwin Nunez has scored six goals for Liverpool so far. Photo by Richard Callis.
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After the former Benfica striker was shown a straight red card, the former Barcelona star sent a warning to Nunez advising him to control his emotions when dealing with defenders from the Premier league.

Suarez, 35, enjoyed a phenomenal three-and-a-half-year spell with Liverpool but fell short in terms of trophies, eventually leaving acrimoniously for Barcelona in 2014, according to the BBC.

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Suarez's warning to Nunez

According to ESPN, Suarez told Nunez to strengthen himself and be careful not to overreact on provocation.

"Luis told me that these things will happen in every game in the Premier League, that they'll come and find me, that they're going to bump into me, and that I need to make myself strong and not repeat my screw-up."
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Luis Suarez scored 82 goals for Liverpool in 133 matches. Photo by John Powell.
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The 23-year-old appreciates Suarez's concern for his well-being on and off the pitch. Nunez has scored six goals for Liverpool this season in 13 appearances.

"He said: 'Listen to an idiot like me.' I really appreciate that message and the fondness he has for me."

According to Transfermarkt, Suarez scored 82 goals in 133 matches for Liverpool.

Nunez misses a sitter

Sports Brief earlier reported on Darwin Nunez inexplicably missing an open goal during the Liverpool Champions League match away at Ajax.

However, he scored a stunning goal later on, but that did not stop fans from ridiculing him on social media.

During Liverpool's clash with Manchester City in the Premier League, Nunez also made a baffling decision. Instead of squaring the ball to an open Mohamed Salah, he shot at goal.

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Edwin Kiplagat has five years of experience in journalism working as a Sports Editor at Africa Insight Communications and ESPN. Edwin Kiplagat is a Bachelor's Degree holder in journalism from the Multimedia University of Kenya.