Darwin Nunez was sitting on the bench, the £80 million investment in his potential increasingly scrutinised, when the manager mapped his route back into the starting XI.

Arne Slot believes the arrival of Martin Zubimendi would not have impacted Ryan Gravenberch’s impressive start to the season for Liverpool. Liverpool made Zubimendi their top midfield target in the summer transfer window but the Spain international rejected a move to Anfield and ended up staying at Real Sociedad.

Darwin Nunez has yet to start a game for Liverpool this season and Arne Slot has explained what he needs to do