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View image in fullscreenThe Darwin-verse may be a mad world for Slot but he needs to keep Núñez onside

Telling Núñez off in public feels unnecessary at this late stage, like shoehorning a needless car chase into a film’s third act

Stop getting Darwin Núñez wrong!

But it also feels like an important note of distinction in a week when Arne Slot has unexpectedly made Núñez into a person of interest in the Premier League title race by dwelling on his now-famous miss against Aston Villa.

There may be sound internal reasons for this.

But from the outside, telling Núñez off in public feels unnecessary at this late stage, like shoehorning jeopardy into the third act of a generic Hollywood movie, the needless car chase four-fifths of the way through Paddington 5: Paddington Harder.

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Possibly, and all conclusions will as ever be outcome-based, this will end up being a significant mistake.

But contrasting vibes.

In football terms the key difference between Núñez and Carroll is spatial and range-based.

A Núñez who gets discouraged when he misses is basically a 1% Núñez, the butterfly-lifespan Núñez.

It kind of makes sense in a Klopp attack, although not in a Slot team, where picking Núñez is like living in an immaculate 17th-floor apartment with an overexcited labrador who won’t stop knocking over your laptop, spraying the Barcelona chair with mud, drinking out of the toilet.

This is also why Núñez is so much fun to watch.