By coming off the bench to score against Fulham on his Premier League debut, Darwin Nunez wrote himself into the Liverpool history books.
Jurgen Klopp’s new £85million record signing also got an assist at Craven Cottage, setting up Mo Salah as the Reds came back to draw 2-2 on the opening day of the 2022-23 season.
Nunez’s goal places him alongside some outstanding players to open their accounts in their first game in the famous red kit.
We’ve taken a look at the last five players to score on their Liverpool debut and how they subsequently fared.
Mo Salah
Eyebrows were raised when Liverpool spent £34.3million on Salah, who struggled at Chelsea during his first spell in English football.
But the winger was determined to prove that he could be a success in the Premier League and made an immediate impact, scoring in a 3-3 draw with Watford in August 2017.
He went on to score another 30 league goals in 2017-18, breaking the record for most Premier League goals in a 38-game season.
The Egypt international was no one-hit wonder and has shown remarkable consistency in recent years, scoring over 150 goals for Liverpool.
Salah has also picked up an array of silverware, helping the club win the Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, Champions League, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA World Club Cup.
He recently signed a new contract at Anfield and has shown no signs of slowing down, scoring on the opening day of the Premier League season for the sixth consecutive year.
On This Day in 2017, Mo Salah scored his first Premier League goal for the club against Watford. The first of many 🇪🇬👑pic.twitter.com/ByhNaJZuhr
— TheKop.com (@TheKop_com) August 11, 2021
Sadio Mane
After starring for Southampton, Mane caught Jurgen Klopp’s attention and completed a £34million move to Liverpool in the summer of 2016.
The Senegal international went straight into their starting XI and scored Liverpool’s fourth in one of the great opening weekend games – an unforgettable 4-3 win away to Arsenal.
Over the following six years, he scored another 119 goals, won everything there was to win and established himself as one of the best forwards in world football.
The 30-year-old then decided to pursue a new challenge at the end of the 2021-22 season and left for Bayern Munich.
“He leaves with our gratitude and our love,” the Liverpool manager said. “He leaves with his status among the greats guaranteed. And yes, he leaves in a moment where he is one of the best players…
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