Liverpool had been defeated by Nottingham Forest at Anfield in a stunning end result within the Premier League this weekend.
The Reds suffered a shock defeat by the hands of Nuno Espirito Santo’s Forest facet, who gained due to a aim from Callum Hudson-Odoi.
Forest scored on a counter assault in opposition to Arne Slot’s Liverpool facet and inflicted the primary defeat of the season on the brand new Reds supervisor.
After successful the primary three video games answerable for the membership, this defeat can be troublesome to swallow for the supervisor, the gamers and the followers.
Virgil Van Dijk spoke of his concern after the 1-0 defeat, stating that the distinction between the video games they performed is simply too huge.
Talking to Liverpool’s official web site, the centre-back claimed that the defeat in opposition to Forest is a actuality verify for his crew.
Van Dijk stated:
“Total it was a disappointing afternoon, one thing we didn’t wish to occur however now we have to show this round and make this a kind of actuality verify to be higher for the remainder of the season as a result of if you wish to obtain issues this season the distinction between the video games we performed is simply too huge.”
Slot can be anxious with the efficiency of his gamers at Anfield in opposition to Forest.
The Reds didn’t appear like scoring a aim, that’s how flat they regarded in opposition to a disciplined Forest facet.
Greater checks look forward to Liverpool within the coming matches
Mohamed Salah was attempting laborious to influence the sport, maybe he was attempting too laborious and his overthinking in easy conditions didn’t assist the Reds.
Slot’s crew will face Bournemouth at Anfield within the Premier League subsequent however earlier than that, they should journey to Milan to face AC Milan within the Champions League within the midweek.
The matches will now come thick and quick and Liverpool’s squad depth shall be examined within the coming video games.
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