has been in fine goal-scoring form during , but has reminded the striker that he must attend to his defensive duties to hold down a place in the starting XI.
The Uruguayan forward scored the opener as the Reds beat Leicester in Singapore on Sunday, taking his pre-season tally to four goals in three friendlies.
The 24-year-old will be building confidence after a steady, if unspectacular, first season at Anfield, in which he scored nine goals.
Klopp is not surprised it has taken Nunez a bit of time to settle in at Liverpool, as many new signings do, but he has reminded the striker that he must learn to defend from the front to secure a regular place in the first team.
‘I don’t think I have to tell our fans, it’s pretty much traditionally – or historically – for us that usually players for us, especially offensive players, [need time],’ said Klopp.
‘Sometimes you need more time, that’s how it is. I think the signs Darwin showed already last season were really good. Injuries and the red card were not helpful in the start directly and these things, but it’s all good.
‘They all are a threat, they all are good footballers – the ticket into the team will be the readiness for defence because you never hear about a team being really successful with sloppy defending, it just will not happen.
‘For Darwin [it’s] the same like for all the other strikers as well because I know about the quality they have and they need to do both, like our other players have to do both as well – defend and being influential in all the offensive situations.
‘It’s good, you can see he is a handful, the speed and the goal was a typical goal-scorer’s goal. Being there, smelling it and finishing it off. In training he looks really good. He is fit, that helps, and now two more games and .’
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