Arne Slot says the sole responsibility of being Liverpool's out-and-out striker is taking its toll on Darwin Nunez. Nunez has struggled to hit the heights expected of him since joining the Reds in the summer of 2022 for what remains a club-record fee ($83 million).

With Darwin Nunez dropping to the bench for Liverpool’s Champions League clash with Bayer Leverkusen, Arne Slot has hinted at who will start up front. Nunez was one of two players rotated out of the side on Tuesday night, with Luis Diaz taking the Uruguayan’s place while Curtis Jones replaced Dominik Szoboszlai.