Darwin Nunez summed up his afternoon in one emoji after a match-winning double helped Liverpool extend their lead at the top of the Premier League. The Reds looked set to labour their way to a third straight draw after peppering Brentford's goal but failing to find a way past Mark Flekken until the 91st-minute.

However, the Uruguayan came off the bench to end a run of three matches without a win and fire a response following a wrath of criticism. Nunez fired home twice in stoppage-time to deny Arsenal the opportunity to reduce the deficit at the top of the Premier League to two points - should they beat Aston Villa.

The brace took Nunez to four goals in the league so far this term with his first goal since finding the target in a 2-0 win over Villa in early November.

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The 25-year-old issued a simple response to a post from the official Liverpool account as he replied with a goofy face emoji following a post to X which read: "The man of the moment."

It was another inspired substitution from Arne Slot, following an immediate impact from Diogo Jota in midweek, as he brought on Nunez shortly after the hour mark. Speaking after the win, the Dutchman said: "He's always having a lot of impact when he comes in. Brings energy and power.

"Most of our games are the last half hour in control around 18 yards, and that's where he's at his best. The first hour is often open but the last 30 minutes dominant. Then to have someone like Darwin is nice to have.

"I don't only look at results. We created a lot. But now it's a win so I don't have to say look at our performance. I was very pleased with our performance. Brentford made it a fight.

"They have good players and a good game plan. It was a nice game to watch like every time Liverpool are on the pitch."