Anything you can do (I can do better). The title of a song composed by Irving Berlin for the 1946 Broadway musical Annie Get Your Gun may not be providing inspiration for Arne Slot’s six senior attackers, but it is quickly becoming the motto for Liverpool ’s forward line. Against Bournemouth , in Liverpool’s last Premier League fixture, Luis Diaz scored twice and and Darwin Nunez once in the 3-0 win.
Watching from the bench was Diogo Jota and Cody Gakpo . They were in the starting line-up for Liverpool’s 5-1 Carabao Cup third round victory over West Ham United , and both responded by scoring twice themselves. Advertisement Diaz’s goals last weekend were a response of their own following Gakpo’s impressive performance against AC Milan .
Nunez, meanwhile, was looking to impress in his first start of the season after Jota had been first choice to begin the campaign. Summer signing Federico Chiesa and Mohamed Salah even traded blows during the same match against Julen Lopetegui’s side. The Italy international marked his full debut with an assist, setting up Jota’s first via an acrobatic shot which turned into a cross.
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com/15EfGgYRhL — Liverpool FC (@LFC) September 25, 2024 Liverpool’s forward line flexed their muscles with five of the six contributing a goal or an assist. Nunez combined with Gakpo via a neat one-two in the area which led to the Dutch winger’s first goal. The .