Former Liverpool defender Jose Enrique says he would rather have Everton star Dominic Calvert-Lewin in the Reds side than Darwin Nunez.

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Nunez has four goals this termCalvert-Lewin struck three timesEx-Reds star says Everton man is betterWHAT HAPPENED?

The Uruguay international has scored four goals and registered three assists so far this season, but has failed to find the net the last three games in all competitions. Everton forward Calvert-Lewin, meanwhile, has struck three times in just six matches.

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The two will likely go head-to-head when Liverpool host the Toffees in the first Merseyside derby of the season and ex-Reds player Jose Enrique believes it is Calvert-Lewin who looks more like a world class forward.

WHAT THEY SAID

“Obviously, Liverpool fans are not going to like hearing this from me, but with both Darwin Nunez and Dominic Calvert-Lewin fully fit, I think I would take Calvert-Lewin,” he said to . “People seem to forget how good Calvert-Lewin is when he’s fully fit – he’s an excellent player. The way I see it – put Darwin Nunez in any world-class teams in the world and I don’t think he’s starts for most of them. However, if Calvert-Lewin could keep himself fit, I really believe he could be a starting number nine for a world class team, that’s the kind of level I see from him.

"Even when Darwin Nunez is scoring goals for Liverpool, I still have my doubts about him as a player under Jurgen Klopp. I love him and think he would do well for loads of other teams who play counter-attacking football – he’s outstanding for that – but for a team that presses a lot like Liverpool do, I’m not so sure."

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Liverpool and Everton will meet at Anfield in the Premier League on Saturday.