Arne Slot sends message to Darwin Nunez as Liverpool goalscoring woes continue | Football

Goals either side of half-time from Alexis Mac Allister and Mohamed Salah saw the Reds claim a 2-0 victory over Bologna and make it two wins from two in Europe this season.

It was a night to forget, however, for Nunez who flattered to deceive when given a rare opportunity from the start, wasting a good opportunity in the first half having earlier seen a goal ruled out for offside.

The Uruguayan has just one goal so far this season, his only club goal since April, but Slot was keen not to throw his striker under the bus and insisted the entire team must work harder to create better chances for him.

‘I don’t think it’s fair to say he only scored one [goal since April] because you also have to look at the playing time,’ Slot said when asked about Nunez’s worrying goalscoring form.

Much like Nunez, Slot was clear that his current Liverpool side is still a work in progress despite the Dutchman becoming the first manager in the club’s history to win eight of his first nine matches.

‘We can improve, we have to improve. That is clear. But there are also a lot of positives to take from tonight and from the other games,’ he added.

‘But there was a spell in the game where we didn’t control. They were threatening us more than I would like to see. But again, this is normal.

‘For most parts of the game we controlled, we had more ball possession, but they threatened us.’

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