Liverpool striker Darwin Nunes has told ESPN that Luis Suarez sent him a message of encouragement after receiving a red card at the start of the Premier League season against Crystal Palace, telling him to be "strong" if he wants to succeed in the Kingdom.
Nunes has had a shaky start at Anfield since joining from Benfica this summer and was sent off earlier this season after striking Joachim Andersen in a 1-1 draw with Palace.
This incident prompted Suarez, Nunez's teammate with Uruguay and who had been a crowd favorite at Anfield for several years, to send a message to Nunez with some advice on how to avoid taunts from defenders in the English league.
"It was a good thing because not many people would bother to pick up the phone and send you a message - I think his gesture was really important to me," said Nunes, "Luis is an idol everywhere in the world. I'm just at my beginning, I'm young and he knows about everything This is because he has already played in the Premier League with Liverpool. Luis told me that these things will happen in every game in the Premier League, that players will bully me, run into me and when I need to get stronger and not let my screws move."
Nunes, who scored yesterday in his team's victory over Liverpool in the Champions League, also said: "Luis said: 'Listen to an idiot like me'. I really appreciate this message and the affection he has for me."
As you remember, Liverpool signed Nunes for about 100 million euros.
He scored six goals in 13 games in all competitions.
Suarez scored 82 goals in 133 games for Liverpool between 2011-2014 before leaving for Barcelona.
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