Darwin Nunez appears to MOCK Marcus Rashford by imitating his trademark head point celebration

Darwin Nunez appeared to taunt Marcus Rashford during Liverpool’s 7-0 thrashing of Manchester United on Sunday.

The Reds smashed Erik ten Hag’s side in one of the most remarkable results of all-time in the Premier League thanks to six second-half goals, after Cody Gakpo had put them one up at half-time.

Liverpool’s new front line of Núñez, Gakpo and Mohamed Salah scored twice before Roberto Firmino netted the seventh late on.

And Núñez, who has now scored eight Premier League goals this season following his £85m summer transfer from Benfica, appeared to ridicule United striker Rashford after his second goal.

Walking away to celebrate his powerful header, the Uruguayan brought his index finger to the side of his head, something Rashford has become synonymous with during his excellent form that has seen him score 17 times since the World Cup.

The celebration has been embraced globally with tennis star Novak Djokovic, England cricketer Jofra Archer, along with United teammate Jadon Sancho and Arsenal star Bukayo Saka, all of whom have been spotted performing the gesture. in the last times.

Sportsmail previously reported how the celebration relates to shutting out outside noise and being mentally tough.

Nunez’s celebration of Liverpool’s fifth goal by taking on the England striker’s signature move came amid Rashford’s personal struggles in the game.

He had scored in nine of his previous 10 Premier League games before going to zero in the Anfield clash.

The result leaves Liverpool in a prime position in their race to the top despite several struggles this season.

Jurgen Klopp’s side are fifth in the league but are just three points behind Tottenham after playing one game less than Antonio Conte’s side.

United meanwhile remain third, but their hopes of a quadruple have taken a significant hit: the Red Devils are now 14 points behind Arsenal.