Jamie Carragher says £50m Liverpool player had his best game in ages against Newcastle United

Jamie Carragher says £50m Liverpool player had his best game in ages against Newcastle United

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Jamie Carragher says £50m Liverpool player had his best game in ages against Newcastle United
Mon 1 January 2024 21:50
James Brooke
Jamie Carragher says Luis Diaz had his best game in a Liverpool shirt for a while tonight.

Diaz has struggled to get himself on the scoresheet of late, having scored just once in his past 14 Premier League games.

As well as some wayward finishing, Lucho just hasn’t looked effective during games.

Thankfully, against Newcastle United this evening, that started to change. As well as having a goal tightly disallowed for offside, Diaz won the Reds a penalty after a jinking run into the penalty box.

And analysing the Colombian at half-time for Sky Sports, Carragher praised what he’d seen in the opening 45 minutes.

“If anyone was going to get it, [the penalty] it was going to be Luis Diaz,” said the Liverpool legend. “He’s had his best game in a Liverpool shirt for a while, looks back to his best.”

Diaz looking sharp again
Carragher was right to pinpoint Diaz at half-time. After some real struggles of late, the 26-year-old was far better this evening.

That continued into the second-half, with Diaz doing brilliantly to create the game’s first goal.

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Driving up the Liverpool left with the ball, Lucho cut inside and picked out Darwin Nunez with an inch-perfect ball into the box.

Nunez then slid the ball across the six-yard box for Mohamed Salah who did the rest.

Luis Diaz
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Beyond that, the £50m man was perhaps unlucky not to score, working Martin Dubravka on more than occasion.

As well getting shots away, Diaz delighted fans with a lovely Cruyff turn to beat Tino Livramento out on the left touchline.

Having looked lethargic and seeming to play within himself a touch, it was nice to see Diaz return to his showman self.

Still, the wait for a goal goes on, with Jurgen Klopp taking his No.7 of just after the hour mark. As Carragher points out though, this was a big step in the right direction.

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