‘NO, IT’S MO’ – New footage captures Darwin Nunez’s humility as the Liverpool striker deflects praise, giving credit to Mohamed Salah after scoring against Leipzig 🙌❤️⚽️

Darwin Nunez’s altruistic act during Liverpool’s 1-0 victory over RB Leipzig further won over Liverpool supporters.

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Mo Salah scored the actual goal with a well-calculated header. Salah caught the goalie on the counter after Tsimikas’ cross. As you can see, the ball went to the left angle even though Gulacsi was heading in Salah’s direction.

Nunez touched the ball close to the goal line and shown good positional awareness.

Was the ball really going in, though?

Nunez’s touch was unquestionably required in this instance since it genuinely appears as though the ball could strike the post.

Nunez was congratulated by captain Virgil van Dijk after he scored the game’s lone goal, a close-range tap-in from a header by Mohamed Salah.

Liverpool fans are loving Darwin Nunez's three-word message to Virgil van Dijk after scoring winner vs Leipzig - Liverpool - SPORTbible

However, instead of soaking in the praise, Nunez humbly pointed towards Salah, insisting that the credit belonged to him, saying, “No, it’s Mo.”

Then, as he patted his teammates’ chest, Van Dijk seemed to exclaim, “We need more.”

Salah, on the other hand, was delighted to help the pair. There were differing opinions among fans regarding Salah’s header.

Liverpool ratings: Núñez, Salah shines in win over Leipzig - ESPN

thebreamteam: “Was likely going to hit the post, good job from Darwin.”

AstronomerPrimary900: “I think it would have been a goal but Darwin had to see it in”

FUCKSTORM420: “Think that was going in regardless lol.”

TheGrouchyGamerYT: “That’s 100% going in ”

AmargiVeMoo: “Kill steal lmao”

ash_ninetyone: “Think that was heading wide from Salah to touch it in from Nunez. Well worked.”

Liverpool player ratings as Darwin Nunez brilliant and seven other solid in  Leipzig win - Paul Gorst - Liverpool Echo

Liverpool’s winning streak was sustained by their impressive performance in the Champions League group stage. Goalie Caoimhin Kelleher played a crucial role and produced a Player of the Match performance with crucial stops against a threatening Leipzig outfit.

Nunez’s goal and humble attitude after the win further cemented his growing connection with Anfield.