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Jurgen Klopp vows new star striker Darwin Nunez will not get into a personal shootout with Manchester City hitman Erling Haaland and his focus will be all about helping the Liverpool team

Jurgen Klopp is confident Darwin Nunez will not get caught up in a personal shootout with Erling Haaland.

Nunez is pushing for his first Premier League start tomorrow night, having marked his debut at Fulham last Saturday with a goal and an assist for Mo Salah in a 2-2 draw. It followed his exhilarating cameo in the Community Shield, when he helped Liverpool beat Manchester City 3-1.

Jurgen Klopp says Darwin Nunez will not get into a personal battle with Erling Haaland

Jurgen Klopp says Darwin Nunez will not get into a personal battle with Erling Haaland

The Liverpool manager believes his new star striker's focus will on helping the Liverpool team

The Liverpool manager believes his new star striker's focus will on helping the Liverpool team

Inevitably, given the size of the transfer fees and the timing of their respective arrivals in England, a plotline for this season was always going to be which of the strikers would finish with the most goals — and it was actually a surprise that Haaland didn’t score against Bournemouth yesterday.