Newcastle United sent timely reminder of why crazy Liverpool swap deal for Alexander Isak is a non-starter

Liverpool dropped points in the title race last night after playing out a 2-2 draw with Aston Villa, but it could have been a win for Arne Slot's side if Darwin Nunez didn't do Darwin Nunez things.

Moments after coming off the bench, Darwin Nunez was handed a golden opportunity to snatch three points for Liverpool, but the £85 million signing added his signature finish and blazed over the open goal.

It was a timely reminder for Newcastle fans after a report recently claimed that Liverpool would offer Nunez as part of a swap deal for Alexander Isak.

The Uruguayan arrived at Anfield with bags of promise. Indeed, Newcastle were said to be in pursuit of him after he impressed at Benfica, but since he arrived in the Premier League, he's been absolutely woeful, and it seems that Liverpool fans' patience is wearing thin.

Darwin Nunez features twice in Sky Sports 10 worst misses of the season so far

The 25-year-old usually manages to find the net when playing against Newcastle, which seems to be his party trick, but for the most part, he's absolutely dire.

Indeed, the miss last night against Aston Villa is typical of the forward. It was such a howler that it seemed to have prompted Sky Sports to make a compilation video of the 10 worst misses in the Premier League so far this season.

Darwin Nunez features twice, the miss from last night and one against Newcastle. In fact, the Magpies appeared twice on the video, both times as the defending side.

The deal was never likely to happen but it definitely won't now

There's a very high chance that wherever Nunez moves to next, he'll become a success. The talent is there; we saw it at Benfica. Perhaps he just can't handle the pressure at Liverpool.

Whatever the truth, though, there is absolutely no way that receiving Darwin Nunez to replace Alexander Isak represents a fair deal regardless of how much money they throw in with it.

We know there was never a chance in Hell of that deal going ahead, but that miss last night will definitely have put the final nail in that particular coffin.