One of the pitfalls for modern footballers that wasn’t around in my day was social media and the abuse it can bring from people who haven’t got a clue.

And sadly it looks as though Darwin Nunez has fallen foul of that after the Liverpool striker took the decision to remove all his Reds-related posts on Instagram after Sunday’s 4-2 win over Tottenham.

I thought Nunez was lively in his 15-minute cameo off the bench and almost had an assist for Mohamed Salah before the offside flag was raised but that is the Uruguay striker in a nutshell and for all the stick he might be getting from idiots online at the moment, the fans at Anfield have always backed him.

You only need to be there on match-day to hear how much they support their No.9. His name is sung as much as anyone else’s when he starts a game.

But modern football means there are always people looking to tear you down and you need to understand that there is also always pressure when you play for a club like Liverpool, especially when you are a big-money striker like Darwin is.

This is where he would benefit from having the right people around him and in his camp to give the right feedback and keep him on an even keel. Most of those nobodies online won’t even be Liverpool fans, it will be people pretending to be so they can stick the boot in and feel good about themselves.

Look, from his perspective, I can get it. I have to deal with plenty of myself on sites like Twitter and it is part and parcel of the game now, especially when you are in the public eye and have millions of people who follow you. But also you have to have the right mentality to block it all out. He has bit and taken the bait by the looks of it and it doesn’t look good but the proper supporters are still backing him, that is for sure.

He should score more in my view and it looks like there are some misses that are playing on his mind when he is in front of goal but there is definitely a player in there. If I was him now I’d spend plenty of time working on my finishing before or after training sessions, I used to do it even when I was a player-manager and I loved it, out on the pitches working and working.

You’ve got to learn to love putting the ball in the back net and that will be the best way for Nunez to respond to all these people pretending to be Liverpool fans and giving him unwarranted abuse.

There’s been some talk over what happens next for Nunez as a Liverpool player but under a new manager next season I feel it will present him with a fresh start and a chance to become a major player for the next few years at Anfield.

Elliott is a central midfielder now – no more right-wing duties

I thought Harvey Elliott had a great game against Tottenham and I was so pleased to see him putting in that sort of performance.

He is a lifelong, die-hard Reds fan and I am always delighted to see players like that succeed. His goal was brilliant, the way he wrapped his foot around it to beat the goalkeeper was superb and his assist for Cody Gakpo was also right on the money.

This was the game that proved that Elliott is most definitely a central midfielder now at Liverpool and not someone who can fill on the right side of the attack whenever Mohamed Salah is rested.

Elliott struggles to get into the game when he is playing in front three and he is much more effective on the right side of the midfield, using his passing range and ability to keep the ball to knit it all together.

He can create and he can score and at 21, he is poised to continue his development under a new regime next season. It’s an exciting future for him but it has to be in the centre of midfield.

Klopp’s final days are here – I’m fearful for future

With just two matches left for Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool manager, it’s all starting to feel real now, isn’t it?

And I have to admit I am fearful for the future as the club looks to take steps forward without one of the best managers in the world.

Life after Jurgen will feel surreal and while there are people at the club who you would back to make the right decisions on the appointments of the next manager, it is only natural to be concerned over Liverpool’s ability to progress further without such a gifted coach overseeing it all.

We have seen it before, haven’t we? Just look at Manchester United when Alex Ferguson left Old Trafford. That was over a decade ago now and they haven’t been right since really, employing a handful of managers who have tried and failed to get them back to where they were under Ferguson.

And make no mistake, even Manchester City will feel the pinch when Pep Guardiola leaves the Etihad and had it not been for them, Jurgen would have cleaned up during his time at Anfield. His trophy haul would look even better than it already does and that is saying something.

Liverpool at least look like they have identified the man to fit the bill in Arne Slot but life without Klopp will take some getting used to.