Despite being at his prime, the reason that would leave Nunez out of the game against Man City

After the departure of Roberto Firmino it was complex to imagine that anyone could be his replacement, however that job seems to be well covered. After a controversial start after the first tournament, the Uruguayan Darwin Nunez is improving a lot and makes Roberto Firmino's place well covered for the next seasons, and Nunez is in a great level, scoring goals with both his national team and Liverpool.

The high level of Nunez has been reflected both at Anfield and Uruguay, and in addition to being the scorer of his national team, where they are second in the South American rankings, in addition, Nunez is the second scorer of Liverpool with what so far has seven goals and seven assists with Liverpool, while with Uruguay has made five goals and two assists for a total of twelve goals and eight assists.

Furthermore, the level shown during the international break with Uruguay makes it clear that Darwin will continue to increase his high level and he scored three goals in two games for his national team. However, Jürgen Klopp knows that he has to take care of Darwin's high level, so he has planned how he will play against Manchester City. 
So despite the high level of Nunez, he will not be able to play against the Citizens on the orders of Klopp who would be giving him minutes of rest. This is a precautionary measure to take care of the physical condition of Nunez, who is in a great moment of growth and this is very important for Klopp, who does not want to continue suffering from injuries in his team.

<strong>Excellent substitutes at Anfield</strong>

The high competitive level of the team means that everyone is giving their best not to miss opportunities to play, so given the physical situation of Nunez, the substitute who could be among the Citizens could be Diogo Jota, who is in better physical condition having not played so much in the international break, he is also the third scorer of the team who has four goals, and his current level is also very good. However, Darwin Núñez will be able to play as a substitute without any problem, which is a big problem for Manchester City.