There is 'genuine' interest in prising Nunez out of Liverpool this month, while remarkable links to Man Utd have been clarified and Slot has dropped a telling admission on the striker

Virgil van Dijk, the Liverpool captain, is in no mood to declare Núñez’s winner a title game-changer yet. “Every win feels big. It doesn’t really matter if it is in the first minute or last minute,” he said, pragmatically.

Manchester United are reportedly leading the race to sign Darwin Nunez from Liverpool, aiming to make a bold statement and intensify their rivalry.