Liverpool legend 'felt like smashing the telly' in response to Darwin Nunez comment

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2023-09-04 20:00:16  • 2 mins

Liverpool legend Steve Nicol was so incensed by criticism of Darwin Nunez during the Reds' win over Aston Villa on Sunday that he wanted to 'smash the telly'.

Jurgen Klopp's side beat Villa 3-0 at Anfield, with Nunez making his first start of the season after coming off the bench to bag a match-winning brace away to Newcastle a week earlier.

And the Uruguay forward produced another strong performance, coming close to scoring again – only to see his first-half effort hit the post and ricochet into the net off Villa defender Matty Cash, putting the Reds 2-0 up – and setting up Salah for the third goal.

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