Haaland

Darwin Núñez looks destined to spend most of his first Premier League season as a wide forward rather than a central striker due to reasons beyond his ...

By the time he left England for the Bundesliga, he’d amassed 90 Premier League goals for [Liverpool](https://www.liverpool.com/liverpool-fc-news/). Núñez is still very much learning the ropes. [Núñez](https://www.liverpool.com/all-about/darwin-nunez) was identified as his replacement, although he doesn’t quite fit the same mould as Mané. Both Núñez and Haaland appear like naturals when they are active in the penalty box but the further away from goal they drift, the more uncomfortable they can seem. The duo are both imposing due to their height, yet they are both fast enough to threaten in behind defences. “It’s a different type of striker that we face now in Haaland,” he said. The Colombian returned to Liverpool training earlier this month, but suffered an unfortunate setback on his road to recovery. [Reds](https://www.liverpool.com/liverpool-fc-news/) by occupying a wide position and drifting inside on a regular basis to find the net. It’s quite difficult to play against those guys.” Liverpool allowed Sadio Mané to end his six-year stay at Anfield in the summer just gone, with the Senegalese forward joining Bayern Munich. [Sign up to the Liverpool.com newsletter here — it only takes a few seconds!](https://www.liverpool.com/newsletter-preference-centre/) [Mohamed Salah](https://www.liverpool.com/all-about/mohamed-salah) and Diogo Jota, he simply seems different on the field.