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Liverpool fans should drop their comparison with Arsenal forward Gabriel Jesus and instead turn their attention to struggling ex-Red Raheem Sterling at ...

What’s more, no forward player at a big-six club (min. He's fallen well short of his expected output, and can’t fall back on his all-round game either. It’s not just the headline numbers that are concerning. But it’s still okay to admit that Jesus has, on balance, been a better signing up to this point without criticising Núñez. Núñez is finding the net every 106 minutes on average, far more often than Jesus (every 198.6 mins). Núñez, on the other hand, is fighting hard to avoid being labelled a ‘flop’ following his £85m move from Benfica. [Julian Ward](https://www.liverpool.com/liverpool-fc-news/transfer-news/liverpool-transfer-target-kylian-mbappe-25152995) and Liverpool took a gamble when they moved for the 23-year-old, who’d never played in one of Europe’s top-five leagues and only had one season of truly elite goalscoring behind him. [World Cup](https://www.liverpool.com/liverpool-fc-news/features/jurgen-klopp-liverpool-world-cup-25075800) squad in current form (via [The Mirror](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/raheem-sterling-chelsea-brighton-england-28360086)). [Sign up to the Liverpool.com newsletter here — it only takes a few seconds!](https://www.liverpool.com/newsletter-preference-centre/) [Erling Haaland](https://www.liverpool.com/liverpool-fc-news/features/free-transfer-liverpool-erling-haaland-25370187), who’s so far ahead that comparisons are futile, while Chelsea landed [Raheem Sterling](https://www.liverpool.com/liverpool-fc-news/features/cristiano-ronaldo-sterling-liverpool-transfer-24427593). [Arsenal](https://www.liverpool.com/liverpool-fc-news/transfer-news/liverpool-transfer-champions-league-arsenal-25396743). [Premier League](https://www.liverpool.com/liverpool-fc-news/features/liverpool-leeds-premier-league-klopp-25389173) leaders.