Liverpool hero John Aldridge insists Darwin Nunez should stay next season.

Nunez deleted all references to Liverpool on his Instagram account after victory over Tottenham.

Aldridge wrote for the Liverpool Echo: "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."