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Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez: I know I'll get better as my English improves

Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez says he'll get stronger as his English improves.

Nunez is confident of improving with the help of a supportive dressing room and its Spanish-speaking contingent in particular.

He told Sky Sports, "I think after those first few months of adaption, things began improving. I feel at home. I feel happy. When I come in, I look forward to training because, luckily, I have people here who speak Spanish.

"They have supported me really well and they are still supporting me today. That's what we are here to do. We are a team. If we can help each other, that's a good thing.

"My team-mates who speak Spanish are always translating because I still don't understand a lot of things," he smiles again.

"But watch out, because I am taking English classes. I hope that, in a year and a half, minimum, I will be able to understand everything."

Nunez picks out Thiago Alcantara, Alisson Becker and Fabinho as the team-mates he has leaned on most.

"They are always giving me advice and they are always there to help with whatever I need."

And there has been support from the manager too - albeit communicated through Pep Lijnders, the Spanish-speaking assistant whose role in navigating the language barrier has been a crucial one.

"He doesn't speak Spanish and I don't speak English, so we don't understand each other, but ever since I arrived at Liverpool, he has always given me confidence," Nunez says of manager Jurgen Klopp.

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