Klopp: Darwin can use any provocation tactics to his own advantage   

Jurgen Klopp has told Darwin Nunez that opposition defenders that look to provoke him from now on are losing focus on their own game and the striker can use that to his own benefit.

The Uruguayan striker makes his return to the Liverpool squad for the fixture against Everton at lunchtime today after a three game suspension for his straight red card against Crystal Palace.

Much has been said in the aftermath about Nunez becoming a prime target for opposition defenders as they would have clearly taken notes in regards to how Palace defender Joachim Andersen was able to get under his skin.

Klopp has prided his teams on keeping their mind firmly on playing Football and keeping their discipline.

Speaking ahead of what is always a highly passionate fixture (per the Mail), Klopp said that Nunez can come out on top of the mental part of the game.

“Our ideas and how we want to think in these situations is that we pay back with football, and that is how it is.

"I don't think (James) Tarkowski and (Conor) Coady are famous for too much this kind of talking during the game. Most of the things he (Darwin) doesn't understand anyway, but you don't have to be too creative with it.

"I don't think the two boys are like this, but who knows? We will see.

'If Darwin plays then he has to be ready for these things, definitely, that is clear, but when a player is talking to you a lot or is really physical, then he is not in his own game, and he (Nunez) has to use these kind of moments as well.”

Klopp said that there have been no lectures on his part and he certainly doesn’t want to take the passion out of Darwin’s game.

“He is a wonderful young man, honestly, but he has emotions as well,' So making a mistake, we didn't speak for the full 15 days to him about it (and) telling him, 'you have to calm down'.

"I think Luis Suarez told him, I'm not sure they spoke privately but probably they did via news and using some media. That will happen but it happens to others as well, that's how it is, you just have to ignore it and use it.

“It was a lot that came together for the boy, it is all new, it was has first home game, a lot of excitement, the emotional level you go into a game is already high, you don't need to be a bit too emotional.

"The two weeks helped for sure, you can see it. Will it never happen again? I don't know, but I am pretty sure nothing will happen in the next game.”