Darwin Nunez was left praying for an offside flag that never came after his glaring miss against Aston Villa last night, and he wasn’t the only one.

With the thrilling clash at Villa Park locked at 2-2, the Uruguayan was presented with a golden chance to send Liverpool 10 points clear at the top of the Premier League.

Conor Bradley’s through ball split the home defence in two, sending Dominik Szoboszlai clean through on goal.

However, rather than shoot himself, the midfielder unselfishly squared a pass to Nunez, seemingly leaving him with a simple finish.

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But with keeper Emiliano Martinez stranded and the open goal gaping, the forward contrived to fire high and wide with his left foot.

Initially putting his hands over his mouth in astonishment, the Dutchman then appeared to ask the assistant referee if he was going to flag for offside.

To his dismay, the official shook his head, leaving Slot to contemplate the fact the goal would have counted had Nunez not fluffed his lines.

It would also have signified a perfect substitution from the manager, who had sent the 25-year-old on in place of Diogo Jota only two minutes earlier.

Speaking about the miss in his post-match press conference, Slot failed to hide his disdain at the botched opportunity.

Yeah, very unlucky and I was hoping he could have got another one because a player like him probably wouldn’t miss two chances in a row.

“And he was very close afterwards.

I think we’re all disappointed, but it’s normal when a player misses a big chance like this, he is always a bit more disappointed than the rest.”

The miss is likely to raise further questions on the future of Nunez on Merseyside, having been linked with a move to Saudi Arabia in January.