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Darwin Nunez showcased his ruthless finishing capabilities in the lead-up towards the World Cup for Liverpool, though looked far from his deadliest against Manchester City in the Carabao Cup.

The Uruguayan international had a fine array of goalscoring opportunities to take advantage of at the Etihad with one moment in the second-half the crowing example.

The former Benfica man raced toward the Sky Blues’ goal after being played in with a lovely through ball from Joe Gomez but dragged his effort wide once again from close range – a wasted effort that seemed to surprise Jurgen Klopp too as footage panned to the German head coach.

You can catch the clip below, courtesy of Sky Sports:

This article first appeared on Empire of the Kop and was syndicated with permission.

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