Premier League pundit Natalie Sawyer believes Roberto Firmino should continue up front for Liverpool at Everton on Saturday.
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Jurgen Klopp has Darwin Nunez available for selection for the Merseyside derby after serving a three-match suspension for his red card against Crystal Palace, but Firmino has thrived in his place scoring three times across victories over Bournemouth and Newcastle.
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“It's big for Liverpool to have Darwin Nunez back,” Sawyer told BoyleSports.
“But Roberto Firmino has relished the opportunity, so it’s a headache in a way for Jurgen Klopp – he has to decide whether to throw Nunez back in or stick with Firmino.
“I would stick with Firmino – he’s the man very much in form and there is also a Champions League match next week to consider.”
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Sawyer also warned Liverpool that the Toffees will kick-off feeling optimistic they can capitalise on some patchy early form for Klopp’s side.
She said: “Liverpool may have won their last two matches, but they aren’t at their free-flowing best.
“They are stuttering a bit and after the big win against Bournemouth, I was expecting them to return to the Liverpool of old against Newcastle.
"But they weren’t at their best again and it might give Everton a bit of hope. Liverpool are a mentality monsters hence that late winner against Newcastle, but they have only kept one clean sheet so far.
"So there is a vulnerability to them this season. Everton are vulnerable too of course – they have conceded in all their games, so I do expect goals.”
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Jurgen Klopp has Darwin Nunez available for selection for the Merseyside derby after serving a three-match suspension for his red card against Crystal Palace, but Firmino has thrived in his place scoring three times across victories over Bournemouth and Newcastle.
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“It's big for Liverpool to have Darwin Nunez back,” Sawyer told BoyleSports.
“But Roberto Firmino has relished the opportunity, so it’s a headache in a way for Jurgen Klopp – he has to decide whether to throw Nunez back in or stick with Firmino.
“I would stick with Firmino – he’s the man very much in form and there is also a Champions League match next week to consider.”
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Sawyer also warned Liverpool that the Toffees will kick-off feeling optimistic they can capitalise on some patchy early form for Klopp’s side.
She said: “Liverpool may have won their last two matches, but they aren’t at their free-flowing best.
“They are stuttering a bit and after the big win against Bournemouth, I was expecting them to return to the Liverpool of old against Newcastle.
"But they weren’t at their best again and it might give Everton a bit of hope. Liverpool are a mentality monsters hence that late winner against Newcastle, but they have only kept one clean sheet so far.
"So there is a vulnerability to them this season. Everton are vulnerable too of course – they have conceded in all their games, so I do expect goals.”
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