Liverpool reached out to former striker Luis Suarez for advice about a countryman.

The Reds secured the signing of Uruguayan forward Darwin Nunez last summer from Benfica.

However, Nunez struggled to find his best form last term, with Suarez admitting Liverpool got in touch with him for assistance.

“He has potential, technical ability and physical power that he is demonstrating," Suarez said, via ESPN Argentina.

“As a teammate, I am not surprised because I knew, even when he had a bad time in Liverpool last year I spoke to him, in Liverpool they told me to talk to him, I warned him and told him what English football was.

“He, with the heart he has, opened up and told me what had happened to him at that moment, we talked about it.

“Also about the number 9 shirt in the national team, I told him that when I leave I want him to grab it. That's why, if you listen to Darwin's statements, he says it with total sincerity.

“As a teammate I am happy for him; I spoke about it internally, and before the game with Brazil.

“These are things that we are happy about as teammates, we are different, we are from different generations, and I am happy for the moment that he is experiencing in his club and in the national team."