Arne Slot will talk to Darwin Nunez about what he saw as a 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 forward's dip in performance.

Liverpool latest: 'Hard to accept Nunez's behaviour after Villa miss,' says Slot	Slot: Núñez behaviour after miss 'hard to accept'	Liverpool boss Arne Slot tears into Darwin Nunez's 'behaviour' that he 'can't accept' after his horror miss against Aston Villa

"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, live on Sky Sports.

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Darwin Nunez misses a costly sitter from seven yards out against Aston Villa in the 2-2 draw at Villa Park.

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Do not forget that a month ago he was the hero at Brentford, getting both late goals that got all three points for Liverpool.

"But that message on social media will be music to Slot's ears as he said the miss against Aston Villa is forgivable but what he is disappointed about is the way Nunez let it affect him and the dip in his work rate after."


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