Not only Darwin Nunez, the other Liverpool player who also has problems with the language

Luis Diaz has made a good start to the season for Liverpool, scoring two goals in four games and contributing to the 10 points so far, which have the Merseyside side in third place behind Manchester City and Tottenham. The Colombian has now turned the page on his long-term injury and is hopeful of exploiting his full potential in this campaign in which he has decided to take on the responsibility of playing in the No 7 jersey. "I would say that since I've been here I've gained in intensity and have a bit more aggression," he said in an interview with the club's official media.

"Maybe I was already developing those things at Porto, because I learned a lot in those aspects there as well. When you come to Europe, you work a lot more on those facets of your game, being aggressive," he added. Diaz has become a key player for Jurgen Klopp following the departures of Sadio Mané and Roberto Firmino, two of the members of the trident that led them to become European champions in 2019. "I'm incredibly happy to be here, very comfortable and very happy. I always try to enjoy every minute. I have great team-mates and I play alongside big-name players, who I used to watch playing on TV at some point," he said.

The only thing that has made life difficult for him since his arrival in Liverpool is the language, which he has not been able to cope with despite having one-to-one lessons all the time. "Yes, it's good, my English is much better. I'm trying to have a lot of lessons now at home and my level of understanding when listening is better, but speaking is a little bit more difficult," he said. Most of Liverpool's players speak perfect English, even some who come from South America, a situation that made it difficult for him to communicate within the dressing room. "It's very hard, I'm not going to lie to you, but it's really getting better and I've improved in that sense," he added.

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Although he does interact with the English, Diaz is usually accompanied by Uruguayan Darwin Nunez or Argentinian Alexis Mac Allister, who has become his new 'panita' in the team. "Alexis and I have had a good friendship since he arrived. He has been very close to me and, of course, to the other South American players; we spend a lot of time together with Darwin and Alisson and we all get on very well," he said.