Jurgen Klopp: Darwin Nunez 'has quality coming out of his ears'

The Uruguay international took his tally for the season to 16 on Thursday night.

GETTING BETTER: Liverpool's Darwin Nunez kicks the corner flag as he celebrates after scoring his side's third goal. Pic: Petr David Josek, AP

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp praised Darwin Nunez’s attitude after the striker scored twice – including the 1,000th goal of the manager’s reign – in a comfortable 5-1 Europa League victory over Sparta Prague.

The Uruguay international took his tally for the season to 16 – just two behind Mohamed Salah who had a goal disallowed by VAR on his return from injury – with a performance which was a perfect warm-up for Sunday’s visit of Premier League title rivals Manchester City.