Nunez breaks his silence over why he deleted Liverpool posts

Darwin Nunez has had a turbulent season at Liverpool. The Uruguayan has scored 18 goals in all competitions this season but has also missed 27 "big chances" in the Premier League, according to figures from the English top-flight.

Reports this week have linked him with a move to Barcelona and his removal of Liverpool-related images from his Instagram account fuelled speculation over his future.

"From the moment you start playing and until you retire, there will always be someone who will criticise you," he told 'ESPN Uruguay'. "Whoever says that those negative comments do not affect them is lying, those negative comments that are directed towards you will always affect you.

"They tell me everything, but I ignore those comments because they are of no use to me. I never look at the negative comments on social media, at least now I'm not looking at anything, not even the good stuff. If a game goes badly for me, I rely on my family," he continued.

"When things go badly for me, I get hot, but I try to laugh with my family and not show my son the anger I have, what happened in the game is already there, it's already happened, and there is always revenge."