Amidst concerns over his injuries, Darwin Nunez has responded to the widely shared video of him celebrating Virgil van Dijk’s victory in the Carabao Cup final.
Nunez was replaced during Liverpool’s 4-1 victory over Brentford, thus concerns over his health surfaced prior to Sunday’s championship game.
Nunez then missed Liverpool’s victory over Luton Town, 4-1.
Nunez, along with players like Mohamed Salah and Dominik Szoboszlai, was left off the roster for the championship game, so they were forced to watch from the stands.
The winner was headed in by Liverpool captain Van Dijk from a corner by Kostas Tsimikas with two minutes remaining in extra time.
Wild celebrations broke out from both the Liverpool bench and the supporters after the Dutchman’s score.
Following the game, a video of Nunez celebrating Van Dijk’s score by rushing down the stairs, over the fence, and over the advertising board went viral.
In response, the Liverpool forward posted on social media, saying, “Told you I would jump if we scored.” What a match!
The injury to the Uruguayan may not be as bad as Liverpool supporters thought after seeing the footage.
Jurgen Klopp commented on Nunez’s celebration, saying: “Darwin and Dom are not fit, which is why they didn’t play, but they looked 100% during the celebrations.” I will thus need to discuss that with the medical department.
“All the young boys on the pitch, if you see the extra-time, it’s incredible,” declared Van Dijk, the match winner. I’m really happy with the team.
Both teams played in a fierce match; we had opportunities as much as they did, and it was fantastic. Let’s enjoy our first trophy together as the Liverpool captain—it’s all for the fans.
He went on, “You should always cherish the good times, and right now is undoubtedly one of them. We are really fortunate and will never take these things for granted. However, as you can see today, things could have gone wrong and we could have lost.
Liverpool’s FA Cup fifth round matchup with Southampton at Anfield on Wednesday night will mark their return to action.
