Jamie Carragher believes Darwin Nunez is running out of time to save his Liverpool career - as he admitted he expects the forward to be sold in the summer despite his match-winning heroics at Brentford on Saturday. The Uruguay international emerged from the bench at the Gtech Community Stadium and scored two goals in second-half stoppage time to secure a vital three points and extend his side's lead over Arsenal at the top of the Premier League.

But despite his heroics in West London, Carragher doesn't think Nunez, who has scored just four Premier League goals this season, will be at Anfield for the long term. Asked if Nunez has done enough to stay at the club, Carragher told Sky Sports: "No. Not really, maybe right now. But I wouldn't imagine he will be at the club next season. I don't know, I'm not privy to those conversations.

"Listen, when you spend that type of money on a striker and he's not the first choice - he's probably the third choice, I'd imagine now. It looks like Jota, when he's fit, and Luiz Diaz, as well, will get picked before him at the top end of the pitch.

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"And that probably shows that it hasn't gone as well as he would have liked and Liverpool would have liked, really.

"But he has got a brilliant record coming from the bench. I think since he joined the club, he has got more goals and assists than anyone in the Premier League from the bench, so maybe that is his role from now until the end of the season - which can help Liverpool get over the line."

Nunez has started just seven Premier League games for Liverpool this term and on Saturday, was named on the bench as Slot opted for Luis Diaz to stand in for the injured Diogo Jota.

He could be handed more opportunities in the weeks, though, after Slot revealed on Monday that Jota would be sidelined for a number of weeks with a muscle injury.