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Liverpool boss Arne Slot to discuss importance of work rate with Darwin Nunez

Arne Slot will talk to Darwin Nunez about his disappointing drop in work rate after the Liverpool striker “got too much in his head” following his costly miss at Aston Villa.

The Reds failed to open a 10-point lead over Arsenal at the Premier League summit as Wednesday’s trip to Villa Park ended in a helter-skelter 2-2 draw.

Villa had chances to win it late on but Nunez’s botched opportunity shortly after Liverpool levelled was most glaring, with the Uruguay international missing an open goal after being teed up by Dominik Szoboszlai.

Slot’s frustration at the time was as clear as his disappointment the following morning about the striker’s dip in performance.

“I can accept every miss, especially from a player that has scored two very important goals against Brentford, that scores for us in the home game against Villa,” he said ahead of Sunday’s trip to Manchester City.

“I would prefer him to score, but the word ‘chance’ says it all. It’s a chance, so it’s not 100 per cent sure that the ball goes in and players miss chances.

“That I can accept but what was a bit harder for me to accept was his behaviour after that chance. With behaviour, I mean, I think it got too much in his head, where he wasn’t the usual Darwin that works his a** off and makes sure he helps the team.

“I think he was too disappointed after missing that chance and maybe – we will never know, we will never find out – that’s why he was just fraction short the moment afterwards.

“I always truly believe that it’s always the best to have Wata’s [Wataru Endo] mindset and what I mean with that is that for the whole season he doesn’t stop playing, keeps on going, keeps on going, keeps on going and whenever we need him he’s ready.

“That is very difficult. There

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