All it took was one connection from Diogo Jota and Konstantinos Tsimikas to turn what looked like a loss for Liverpool at the City Ground into a 1-1 draw against surprising Nottingham Forest. This was another example of manager Arne Slot being able to use his entire squad to push the right buttons at the right time to get his team into high gear,

Liverpool dominated possession but struggled to break through Forest’s resolute defence, led superbly by Nikola Milenkovic and Murillo. Despite creating numerous chances, the Reds lacked precision in the final third. Arne Slot’s substitutions in the 65th minute finally made the difference.

Overall, a 1-1 draw keeps Liverpool’s cushion ahead of Forest intact, even if Slot will have reservations as he did at Anfield four months ago despite an excellent second half.