If anything, this was the work of someone trying too hard. It will, however, only increase the question marks about whether it will ever fall into place for a striker who earned a reputation as "Captain Chaos" for his all-action style but simply does not produce with the consistency to meet Liverpool's demands.

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk had a simple message for Darwin Nunez and his team-mates after Liverpool exited the Champions League via a penalty shootout against Paris Saint-Germain

Liverpool manager Arne Slot moved quickly to console Darwin Nunez after the striker's missed penalty in the Champions League defeat to Paris-Saint Germain. With the visitors winning 1-0 over the 90 minutes courtesy of Ousmane Dembele's first-half goal, there was no further scoring in extra-time.