Liverpool's club-record £85 million signing Darwin Nunez scored four second-half goals to help the Reds thrash RB Leipzig 5-0 in a pre-season friendly at the Red Bull Arena.
Nunez, who joined Liverpool from Benfica earlier this summer, came off the bench as Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp fielded a strong-looking starting lineup as he continued his preparations for the new season.
After Mohamed Salah gave his team a half-time lead with a well-taken early finish, it was the Nunez show after the break, with the Uruguay striker netting a 20-minute hat-trick before rounding out a memorable game with a last-minute goal as the visitors cruised to a comfortable victory.
"It always takes time to get used to new signings. We've all been through it ourselves, so it's no different," the left-back said.
"Maybe there's outside pressure on him in terms of the fee and everything like that, but to us it doesn't matter. People have come in on small fees, big fees, it doesn't matter.
"We know they have to take time to get used to our system, get used to our style of play, to get used to how we want them to play and things like that.
"He's adapting, he's getting fitter, he's getting stronger – like all of us are in pre-season – and he needs time to adapt. Today will do him a world of good. Today will give him a lot of confidence in terms of in front of goal and everything, which is obviously so important for a striker.
"So, [we're] delighted about that and we don't have any worries about him. It's just about having a bit of time with him, having a bit of patience, and we've got that and hopefully the Liverpool fans have it as well."
