Jurgen Klopp has urged Liverpool fans to be patient with Darwin Nunez following the £85million man's horror miss in Tuesday's 4-0 defeat against Manchester United.
Reds fans were given their first glimpse of the club's new record signing on Tuesday, when Klopp's side came to head-to-head with their bitter rivals in a pre-season clash out in Bangkok.
Nunez was introduced during the second half - but the Uruguayan striker missed a golden opportunity to open his Reds account when he fluffed his lines from close range.Fans quickly flocked to social media to dissect Nunez's shocking miss, with some Manchester United fans even claiming that they had "dodged a bullet" after they failed to beat Liverpool to a deal for the forward.READ MORE: Pep Guardiola earned £120k more than Jurgen Klopp per victory last seasonBut Klopp has leapt to Nunez's defence and insisted that he is "completely convinced" about the striker's massive potential.
He told BBC Sport: “I am completely convinced about his potential but new players need time and get time. All Liverpool fans on the planet are the first ones who should just delete the fee we paid [from their minds].
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