Many Liverpool fans flocked to Twitter to show their respect for Wolves manager Nuno Espirito Santo after what he said about Reds’ forward Diogo Jota.
The 23-year-old moved to Anfield from Wolves for £41m in the summer and has made an instant impact in Jurgen Klopp’s side, scoring seven goals from his first 10 games, including a stunning hat-trick against Atalanta in the Champions League (TransferMarkt).
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While Jota scored 16 times for Wolves last season, Nuno showed no envy towards his former player’s decision to leave Molineux before the 2020/21 campaign got underway.
Speaking during his pre-match press conference this week (cited by @LFCVine), the Portuguese tactician was delighted for Jota starting his new adventure strongly on Merseyside, adding that their four-year working relationship makes him even happier to see him succeed on the pitch elsewhere.
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Because of these comments, supporters were full of praise for Nuno and made their feelings clear about him on social media.
Fans show respect towards Nuno
I have nothing but respect for this dude, he is a breath of fresh air, honest, sincere and a great philosophy. @Wolves have got themselves a terrific ambassador for the game in Nuno
— Martin Bell (@slinkdot) November 6, 2020
Nuno seems a real good guy
— Andy Mall (@AndyMall84) November 6, 2020
Great bloke is Nuno.
— Snake Oil Sales Assistant (@Streettough) November 6, 2020
Class from Nuno #LFC https://t.co/Jb5aHtHVUi
— red optimist (@redoptimist101) November 6, 2020
Best bald manager in the world. Very classy unlike some. https://t.co/xFbnbPmS6e
— ∞ (@pr8ik) November 6, 2020
Huge fan of Nuno. Easily my favorite in the league after us. Admire what he’s done with the club & he’s a class act. Plus he looks boss
— Isaac (@isaacbeerkowski) November 6, 2020
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