Jamie Carragher believes Darwin Nunez has become a less effective player since Arne Slot replaced Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool.

The Uruguayan has scored just four goals in 26 appearances under Slot having tallied 15 and 18 goals during his first two seasons at the club under former boss Klopp.

Despite scoring a respectable amount of goals under Klopp, Nunez never truly convinced under the German, but the situation has worsened this season, with Nunez clearly not a part of Slot's favored first-choice XI.

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Slot has preferred to operate with Luis Diaz, a natural left winger, through the middle since Diogo Jota sustained a chest injury in October. Jota continues to be eased back in to the Reds' set-up, and Nunez's game time could be limited even further when he is deemed ready to return as a regular starter by Slot.

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Nunez has been the subject of links with AC Milan as well as clubs in Saudi Arabia this month, and the Reds may well have a decision to make on their record signing before January is out.

“Under Jurgen Klopp, Darwin Nunez was alright," Carragher said on Sky Bet's Stick to Football podcast. "He wasn’t great, but he was okay because of the mad football they played, with loads of pace and plenty of shots. However, under Arne Slot, the play is much slower, which doesn’t suit him, so he’s almost just standing there.”

A report by Anfield Watch earlier this week claimed that Liverpool had rejected an $85million bid from Al-Hilal for Nunez, and Ian Wright thinks that the Reds can't afford to turn down that amount of money for a player who has ultimately failed to live up to expectations.

Wright said: “Darwin Nunez should be doing a lot better than he is in terms of his finishing and if Liverpool can get £70m back from selling him, that would be great business. That’s too much money to avoid, you’ve got to roll the dice on that one for me. He’s got that Divock Origi vibe, but you just never know, but I’d sell him.”