DARWIN NUNEZ has given Jurgen Klopp additional cause to feel that he is on the verge of repaying his £85 million fee.

The striker struggled for most of last season to live up to the hype surrounding his record signing from Benfica.

Liverpool defeated Leicester comfortably in Singapore.

Darwin Nunez added to his strong preseason form with another goal.

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Nunez scored Liverpool’s first goal.

Liverpool scored three goals in the first eight minutes of the game.

He scored 15 goals in 42 games, which isn’t a bad record, but he spent a lot of time looking stressed out as he struggled to fit in.

The 24-year-old is now beginning to look at ease.

His opener against Leicester in a 4-0 rout was a simple tap-in after goalkeeper Mads Hermansen parried a Diogo Jota attempt.

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However, it was his fourth goal in three 45-minute appearances, which also included a 4-2 win against Karlsruher and a 4-4 draw with Furth before Liverpool went for their next warm-up in Singapore.

He also had an assist while preserving a flawless record of scoring on every shot he took.

Klopp will have been delighted with Alexis Mac Allister’s rising effect before making substantial replacements at halftime, as he had in both of his team’s last two friendlies.

Jota’s vision and touch allowed him to get his shot off at the start of an eight-minute run that absolutely decimated Enzo Maresca’s Foxes.

Brighton paid £35 million for the Argentine World Cup champion this summer in order to deliver the kind of precision and knowledge he demonstrated in detecting Jota.

In contrast to Nunez, the offensive midfielder appears to have settled in swiftly and is expected to provide Klopp’s squad with a new perspective.

Liverpool struggled to keep their opponents at bay for the first 30 minutes in Singapore’s national stadium, which was only around half full.

After sharing the Treble with Pep Guardiola as his assistant manager last season, Maresca may be ready to put the comparisons to rest.

However, throughout the first 23 minutes of this encounter, Leicester played primarily in line with Manchester City’s possession-based gameplan, forcing five corners.

Jurgen Klopp will be happy with how his team played

Alexis MacAllister has continued to impress since moving from Brighton.

Caoimhin Kelleher, the No. 2 keeper for the Kop, also made a fine one-on-one block to deny Wilfred Ndidi.

Caoimhin Kelleher, the Kop’s No. 2 goalie, denied Wilfred Ndidi.

Following Nunez’s goal, Klopp’s team accelerated, with Trent Alexander-Arnold appearing again in his new hybrid role as a right back and holding midfielder.

Mo Salah crossed the ball, and Jota headed it in after setting up 18-year-old midfield phenom Bobby Clark to score with a 22-yard strike.

Ben Doak reinforced his status as a future superstar with yet another impressive performance.

The 17-year-old diminutive Scottish right winger even finished the goal for Klopp’s club in the second half with a precise header.