Darwin Nunez shares what his wife keeps telling him about Liverpool fans

Darwin Nunez says his wife has been blown away by the support he has received from Liverpool fans this season.

After a tricky start to life at Anfield, Nunez is now blossoming into the fine young forward Liverpool hoped he would. On the back of an excellent February, the 23-year-old even scooped the club’s Player of the Month award for the second time

And speaking to liverpoolfc.com after collecting his trophy, Nunez made sure he thanked the Reds supporters – on behalf of both he and his wife.

“First of all, I’d like to thank the fans for that because as soon as you come out to warm up and then you hear your name being sung by the fans, it’s just incredible and it gives me goosebumps,” said the Uruguayan.

“I’ve never heard anything like that before. It’s really great for me and my wife too. Even she has said to me, ‘It’s incredible how they support you and are always behind you.’ She always says to me that when I was struggling a bit with form in the first few games, the fans were always showing their support for me.

“They never gave up on me and were always onboard with me. Now it’s all about thanking them and trying to make these fans as happy as possible.”

Liverpool keep the faith in Darwin

This is absolutely lovely to hear from Darwin. We’ve become used to interviews with footballers being bland and formulaic over recent years. But you can really feel that Nunez means what he’s saying here.

It can often be easy to forget that footballer’s loved ones see and hear everything that goes on inside a stadium. If negativity surrounds a player, they themselves can block it out on the pitch. But for the loved ones, they feel it first hand from those around them in the ground.

In Darwin’s case, there could easily have been a little negativity creeping in at times. The former Benfica man has certainly been subject to plenty of unnecessarily harsh treatment on social media. Not generally from Liverpool fans though, it must be said.

As he struggled to justify his price-tag on the pitch – and then ridiculously got sent off on his Anfield debut – it would have been easy to turn on him. But instead, the Reds support went completely the other way. He may not be perfect, but he’s ours.

His passion and work-rate shine through on the pitch and he clearly gives it everything in every game he plays. Fans recognise that kind of thing. They never lost faith in him. Now that Darwin has settled down a little, that faith is being rewarded. We love you Darwin, keep doing your thing!

Jamie Carragher sends Kylian Mbappe blunt transfer message after PSG Champions League exit

Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has advised Kylian Mbappe to leave Paris Saint-Germain after they were dumped out of the Champions League knockout stages once again.

PSG boss Christophe Galtier, who is facing intense pressure to keep his job from sections of the club’s fanbase, was unable to guide his side into the quarter-finals of the competition as they were defeated 2-0 at Bayern Munich on Wednesday night. Second-half goals from Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Serge Gnabry added to Kingsley Coman’s strike in the first leg at the Parc des Princes three weeks ago to ensure the Parisians’ hunt for a first European Cup continues for at least another season.

Although without Neymar Jr, who is set to miss the remainder of the season with an ankle injury, Mbappe struggled to lead the frontline as Dayot Upamecano and Matthijs de Ligt restricted PSG to just four shots on target over the course of the 90 minutes.

For the French champions, it means apart from their final and semi-final appearances in 2020 and 2021, they have been eliminated in the Champions League’s first knockout round in five of the last seven seasons, with their latest failure coming at the delight of Carragher.

The former Liverpool vice-captain believes the whole set-up at PSG is a “mess” and Mbappe, who has long been linked with a move to Anfield, should look to leave during the summer despite penning a new contract last summer.

“I mean, to be honest, I’m delighted Paris Saint-Germain have gone out, I am,” said Carragher, speaking on CBS’ Champions League coverage. “I just don’t like the whole set-up, everything about it. It’s not a team. It’s just a mess.

“Five years out of seven they have gone out at the last-16. They spend more money than anyone, they’ve got the best players in the world. It’s brilliant because it just tells you how important it is to be a team.

“I think that’s really important in football. We love individuals within a team and that’s not a team. But honestly, Kylian Mbappe has got to leave that club.”

Former Liverpool star Sadio Mane came off the bench for Bayern in the 2-0 second-leg win over PSG as they progressed to the quarter-finals. Benfica, Chelsea and AC Milan have also successfully navigated their way past the round-of-16 stage this week.

Liverpool face Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu next week, where Jurgen Klopp’s side will attempt to overturn their 5-2 defeat from the first leg at Anfield.

Liverpool sent blunt Neymar transfer message as attacking options reviewed

Neymar is currently out injured for Paris Saint-Germain and pundit Darren Bent claims Jurgen Klopp would not want to sign the player for Liverpool

Former Premier League striker Darren Bent has suggested that Jurgen Klopp would not want Neymar at Liverpool.

The Brazilian is currently suffering from an ankle injury which will leave him sidelined for the remainder of the season. Neymar recently missed Paris Saint-Germain’s defeat to Bayern Munich in the Champions League

Reports last month sensationally claimed that Liverpool could make a move to sign Neymar at the end of the season. The 31-year-old is under contract at the French capital until 2025, and has been with PSG since his £200m move from Barcelona in 2017.

Now Bent has spoken about the future and quality of Neymar. The former Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa striker reckons that Klopp would rather have his current forward options than have Neymar added to his ranks.

“He’s [Neymar] a world class player but I’m looking at Jurgen Klopp’s perspective,” Bent told Talksport.

“And looking at that front three and he’s probably thinking ‘I like the front three I’ve got. They’re organised, they work hard, they score goals. Hmm, probably not’.”

Liverpool currently have Darwin Nunez, Mohamed Salah, Diogo Jota, Roberto Firmino, Luis Diaz and Cody Gakpo as their main forward options. Diaz has been sidelined with a knee injury since October, while Firmino is set to leave Anfield at the end of the season as a free agent.