In the seconds leading up to Darwin Nunez’s opening goal for Liverpool in their Premier League match against Sheffield United, goalkeeper Ivo Grbic made a judgment that ultimately cost his team.
In the 17th minute, Liverpool took the lead against Sheffield when Nunez intercepted a clearance attempt by Grbic, the goalie for the Blades. After the Uruguayan international let the ball rebound off of him, it rolled painfully over the goal line.
Only seconds after Grbic had tormented Liverpool’s No. 9—letting him close in on him before the forward miraculously pulled the ball away at the last possible second—the goal was scored.
For Sheffield, who are currently rooted to the Premier League cellar, the subsequent goal by Nunez was as hilarious and disastrous.
One person on X, formally Twitter, said: “Darwin Nunez with one of the craziest goals he ever scored probably.”
Another said: “Darwin Nunez scoring the most Darwin Nunez goal possible.”
A third added: “why does Darwin Nunez only score PUSKAS contenders or Sunday league level goals? Idc this man is so fun to watch.”
This was Nunez’s 30th goal contribution for the season in all competitions, and his 11th goal in the Premier League.
Throughout the season, Jurgen Klopp has been extremely complimentary of Nunez.
Back in March the Reds boss said: “He had absolutely more than (an) OK first season but he had to adapt, that’s done, and he is settled in the middle of the team.
“Wonderful guy, wonderful boy. He loves to play for this team together with these boys and has quality coming out of his ears, to be honest.
“It’s like strikers are, they score and then they don’t score. Is he at his absolute peak in general? Not now for us. But can he develop? Yes. Is he a threat all the time? Yes.
“He has the most important attitude a striker needs to have; he missed chances but all strikers are doing that but he is not bothered by it and just keeps going.
“That’s why he now has a nice number of goals, games to come, opportunities to come.
“When he’s not scoring he for us is incredibly important as he is a constant threat and gives us spaces in areas and options.”