The striker fired a shot over the bar from close range in Wednesday's match, failing to give his side the lead with the game poised at 2-2.

Darwin Nunez has apologised to the fans in an emotional message after Liverpool drew 2-2 with Aston Villa in the Premier League.

In years gone by, pre-match build-ups before Liverpool locked horns with Manchester City were dominated by talk of the title race and the pair’s ongoing rivalry. But such is the decline of Pep Guardiola’s side, currently trailing the Reds by 17 points, they were almost an afterthought at the AXA Training Centre on Thursday morning.