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Darwin Nunez is finally starting to look like the man Liverpool splashed a potential £85m on in the summer.The Uruguayan's superbly-angled header was the difference maker for Jurgen Klopp's side against West Ham on Wednesday night as they closed the gap on the top four to just four points.Nunez has made a relatively slow start to life at Anfield, but he was anything but slow last night after being clocked running at 23.61mph - surpassing the previous Premier League record of 23.48mph set by Manchester City defender Kyle Walker in June 2020.READ MORE: West Ham fans rage at 'cheat' Virgil van Dijk for Jarrod Bowen's missed penaltyFor context, Usain Bolt's world record sprint speed is 27.78mph, meaning that, when running at full-pelt, Nunez boasts near Olympic-level pace.Reacting to the news on social media, a number of Liverpool fans insisted his lightning speed hadn't gone unnoticed."He really is insanely fast. Never seen a player like him.

World Cup with a little mid-tournament help from their gorgeous WAGs. Like most nations, Belgium will be locked away in a hotel during next month's competition in Qatar.

Jose Mourinho reckons former Manchester United defender Chris Smalling ought to be handed a shock England recall for the impending World Cup finals in Qatar. Mourinho and Smalling are currently working together with AS Roma after their respective spells at Old Trafford.

A man attacked his neighbour amid a petty row about parking before he scratched, bit and spat at police officers as they arrested him in an ‘utterly appalling’ melee.

Real Madrid over Manchester United.The French forward, who won the prestigious Ballon d’Or on Monday beating the likes of Kylian Mbappe and Kevin De Bruyne, said that he turned down the chance to head to Old Trafford in 2009 and has never looked back since.With Los Blancos, the veteran attacker won four La Liga titles, five Champions Leagues, and two Copa del Reys. But things could have been a whole lot different 13 years ago when he was at Lyon and had some of Europe’s elite clubs to pick from.READ MORE: Karim Benzema's winning Ballon d'Or outfit inspired by rap legend Tupac say fansAnd Benzema has explained just how his £35million move to Madrid came to fruition, saying to Spanish radio station Onda Cero: ''I remember I was with my friends.

Gareth Southgate no choice but to recall a player he hasn't used for two years for the looming World Cup.The Three Lions are facing a right-back crisis following the injuries to first-team options Kyle Walker and Reece James. And their health issues have opened the door for Liverpool ace Joe Gomez's shock return to the squad.

Robert Lewandowski has sent a reminder to Erling Haaland that he might not be a shoo-in for next year’s Best Striker award at the Ballon d’Or.

Manchester City have vowed to 'root out' the 'vile behaviour' that was seen and heard during their clash with Liverpool on Sunday afternoon.City fans were heard chanting in reference to both the Hillsborough and Heysel stadium disasters while at Anfield. Liverpool were quick to release a public statement to condemn the chants, while City have internally vowed to root out the behaviour.According to the Liverpool Echo, City are committed to rooting out the "vile behaviour" of those using the deaths of football fans to point-score on the terraces.

Darwin Nunez has been stumbling from calamity to calamity all season and has even managed to turn his 2022 Ballon d'Or nomination into a point of ridicule.The Liverpool striker received a grand total of zero votes to finish dead lost in the polls, but at least he wasn't alone.Manchester City's Joao Cancelo joined him at the foot of the leaderboard, as did Real Madrid's Antonio Rudiger, AC Milan's Mike Maignan, RB Leipzig's Christopher Nkunku and Bayern Munich's Joshua Kimmich, all of whom failed to garner a single vote.READ MORE: Karim Benzema's winning Ballon d'Or outfit inspired by rap legend Tupac say fansReal Madrid striker Karim Benzema was deservedly named Ballon d'Or winner after inspiring Los Blancos to La Liga and Champions League glory last season, pipping Bayern's Sadio Mane and Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne to top spot.Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski and Liverpool forward Mo Salah completed the top five, with City goal machine Erling Haaland settling for a 10th-place finish.Elsewhere, Spain and Barcelona prodigy Gavi won the Kopa trophy, awarded the best U21 player, while Madrid's Thibaut Courtois scooped the Yashin trophy, given to the best goalkeeper.Does Darwin Nunez have any chance of being nominated for the Ballon d'Or again next year? Let us know what you think in the comments section below.For the first time ever the Ballon d'Or was based on the results of the previous season instead of the calendar year, meaning Nunez' nomination was more than justified, despite his stuttering start to life at Anfield.The 23-year-old netted 34 goals in 41 games in all competitions for Benfica last season, promoting the Reds to bring him to Merseyside for a club-record fee in June.Nunez bagged a goal on his debut in

Kevin De Bruyne has become the first player in the history of Manchester City to be named one of the top three players in the world.

Karim Benzema has won the 2022 Ballon d'Or with eight Manchester-based players named in the top-30.

Real Madrid ace beat the likes of Kylian Mbappe, Kevin De Bruyne, and Cristiano Ronaldo to claim the prestigious title on Monday evening at a ceremony in Paris' Theatre du Chatelet. The French striker, who scored in Real's 3-1 El Clasico win over Barcelona on Sunday, netted 27 goals last season in the league - and was even the top scorer in the Champions League with 15.Overall, he scored 44 goals in 46 appearances across all competitions.

Premier League referee and current video assistant referee Mike Dean has promised to congratulate Anthony Taylor for his 'superb performance' at Anfield. His comments come after fans of both Liverpool and Manchester City called out the lenient refereeing style - but Gary Neville said the approach 'was really good'.

The Athletic report he is likely to walk away once his current contract expires.It's claimed Souness was "happy" to sign on for only 12 more months with a reduced, set number of appearances for this season.The 69-year-old, who is turning 70 next May, is now expected to take a step back from all his duties with Sky after the 2022/23 campaign has concluded.The former Reds and Rangers midfielder has been a regular on Sky Sports since first joining in 2006 following the conclusion of his 20-year managerial career, which had ended with a two-year stint at Newcastle United.He's also done punditry for Rangers TV and ITV during that time, as well as transitioning into radio work with talkSPORT this year.Souness has often cut a controversial figure in the football community having taken issue with the likes of ex-Manchester United star Paul Pogba and more recently Manchester City ace Jack Grealish.Grealish said last month "I don’t know what his problem is with me" after Souness highlighted his performances for Pep Guardiola's side.The pair appeared to bury the hatchet when Souness offered the olive branch of a night out with Grealish, to which he replied on Twitter: "Let’s do it!! As long as I can bring Pogba as a +1!"This is a breaking sports story and is being constantly updated with the latest news, pictures and videos. Please refresh the page regularly.You can also get email updates on the day’s biggest sports stories straight to your inbox by signing up for our sports newsletter .Get all the very best sports news, pictures, opinion and video by following Daily Star every time you see our name.

Jamie Carragher in the Sky Sports studio following Liverpool's 1-0 win over Manchester City.The panel were discussing the controversial decision to disallow Phil Foden's second half strike, after Erling Haaland was adjudged to have tugged Fabinho's shirt in the build-up, with Keane and Richards both in agreement that the call was a harsh one.The duo suggested that pressure from the Anfield crowd played in part in referee Anthony Taylor chalking the goal off after going over to the monitor following a VAR review when Carragher chimed in to bluntly point out that City boss Pep Guardiola was exerting pressure on the official too.READ MORE: Three things Jurgen Klopp got right as Liverpool hand Man City their first defeat"[The referee is] at Anfield," Keane said.

Pep Guardiola was involved in a series of angry exchanges on the touchline on Sunday afternoon as Manchester City slipped to a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Liverpool.

Pep Guardiola was spotted winding up Liverpool fans during his side’s 1-0 loss at Anfield.The Manchester City boss was seen marching up and down his technical area, before turning to the home supporters, failing his arms and gesturing. The Reds’ support gave the Spaniard some raucous jeering in response.The incident, which shows the heated rivalry between the two clubs, has gone viral, with Liverpool fans lapping up the frustrations of the former Barcelona coach.READ MORE: Leeds vs Arsenal suspended after two minutes of game and players leave pitchOne commented: “Must be weird for him experiencing an atmosphere at a football ground.”Another said: “Taking the p*** out of a manager being a bit animated like their own acts dignified every week.”A third wrote: “have you ever seen anyone as rattled.” But one stated how Guardiola’s frustrations would be short lived.

Jurgen Klopp said Liverpool couldn't compete with Manchester City - well today they could, and how!Despite making their worst start to a Premier League season in a decade the Reds successfully rose to the occasion to remind Pep Guardiola's runaway reigning champions that they're not as invincible as they've looked for the past two months.A couple of little tweaks made all the difference as Klopp's side finally shook off their early-season jitters to hand City their first defeat of the campaign.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was sent off for berating the linesman during their match against Manchester City.Tempers flared in the closing stages of the match at Anfield as Mohamed Salah tangled with Bernardo Silva. Salah felt he should have been given a foul after Silva dragged him to the ground near the touchline.Television replays showed Silva with a handful of Salah's shirt. But the linesman and the referee ignored the Egyptian star's fervent appeals, sending both him and Klopp into a frenzy.