Luis Suarez has praised Darwin Nunez's resilience after the striker responded to criticism following his performance in Liverpool's 2-2 draw with Aston Villa on Wednesday night.

The Uruguayan international, who came on as a second-half substitute at Villa Park, missed a golden opportunity to put the Reds ahead, leading to a wave of criticism.

When asked about Nunez's performance in his press conference ahead of traveling to Manchester City, Liverpool head coach Arne Slot said it was not the miss that annoyed him.



Instead it was the reaction from the 25-year-old, whose confidence dropped.

Luis Suarez replies to emotional Darwin Nunez post as Liverpool 'attitude' message sent	Liverpool legend Luis Suarez sends message to former Uruguay team-mate Darwin Nunez after Arne Slot's criticism of struggling Reds star	Luis Suarez sends message to Darwin Nunez as Arne Slot criticises Liverpool star's behaviour

"I can accept every miss, especially from a player who scored two very important goals away at Brentford and that scored for us in the home game against Villa [in November]," Slot said.

"I would prefer him to score but the word 'chance' says it all.

"It is a chance.

Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez

Maybe we will never know, but maybe that is why he was just a fraction short the moment afterwards."

Liverpool.com says: Nunez needs to take the chances when they come, even if they aren't as straightforward as the one against Aston Villa
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