Joel Matip has conceded he is 'eased' to see Darwin Nunez in a Liverpool shirt after he brought in the huge cash change to the club from Benfica last month.
The 22-year-old joined the Reds for an expense that could ascend to around £85m, after he scored 34 objectives in 41 appearances for the Portuguese side in all rivalries last season. Nunez then, at that point, made his informal presentation for Liverpool in their pre-season cordial loss to Manchester United on Tuesday in Bangkok.
Matip played against the Uruguayan in the Champions League quarter-last back in April, with Nunez scoring in the two legs as Liverpool advanced into the semi-last. Nunez caused the Reds back-four ruin across the two matches, notwithstanding, continually making runs in behind and representing a threat.And talking after Liverpool arrived in Singapore on Wednesday for the second piece of their pre-season visit through the Far East, Matip talked about what he hopes to see from the new kid in a Reds shirt. The middle back proceeded to make sense of why he is feeling much better not to be on the resistance side to Nunez from here onward.
"He made my life very hard," Matip told Liverpoolfc.com . "So I'm truly glad that he's wearing our shirt.
"A great deal of value and I'm anticipating seeing him scoring objectives for us. I believe it's an alternate sort of forte - genuinely, speed. What's more, he will score objectives, I'm certain beyond a shadow of a doubt. He will simply give us an additional power player to truly go for everything."Nunez is supposed to play in the focal point of a front-three with two of Diogo Jota, Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah either side this season. This is after Sadio Mane done the £35m change to Bayern Munich.
In the interim, Matip likewise talked about his partner Joe Gomez after he marked another five-year contract with the club a week ago. The last option battled for game time last season and began only 10 games in all rivalries. In any case, Matip is satisfied Gomez has committed his drawn out future to the Reds until 2027.
"Throughout the long term he made a splendid showing," Matip added. "He's a splendid individual and I'm truly blissful. I'm likewise glad to have him a couple of additional years close by me.
"Obviously we play for Liverpool and [having competition] ought not be unique. Also, with how much games we have, we will require everyone."
Liverpool experienced a 4-0 loss in their opening pre-season well disposed against Manchester United on Tuesday. Notwithstanding, Jurgen Klopp embraced three distinct groups across three 30 minutes, importance bunches of changes disturbed the stream and style of play.
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