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Five things Arne Slot learned as Liverpool slump to defeat against Nottingham Forest at Anfield

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Arne Slot’s Liverpool failed to continue their purple patch in the Premier League as they fell to defeat against Nottingham Forest at Anfield on Saturday afternoon

Arne Slot’s Liverpool failed to continue their perfect start to the Premier League season as they lost against Nottingham Forest at Anfield.

Slot’s men came into the side boasting three wins from three matches without conceding a goal. The Reds came into the match with an unchanged side from the victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford a fortnight ago. However, new man Federico Chiesa was still not in the match-day squad.

The pre-match statistics were also on Liverpool’s side; they were unbeaten in their previous 25 home fixtures against Nottingham Forest – albeit many of these were decades ago before Forest returned to the English top flight three seasons ago.

Luis Diaz almost gave the Reds an early lead when his persistence resulted in him picking the pocket of Ryan Yates who tried to shepherd the ball out of play only for the winger to steal it before striking the post with a sharp shot – a let-off for Forest.

Despite a few half chances for Liverpool, it was a quiet first half at Anfield despite Liverpool having much of their possession in Forest’s half they could not quite unlock the defence early on.

As the second period progressed Liverpool could still not break the deadlock despite several half chances and it started to feel like ‘one of them days’ for Liverpool supporters.

Their day went from bad to worse when they were caught on the break before Callum Hudson-Odoi curled a stunning striker past Alisson to shock Anfield – the first goal Liverpool have conceded this season.Anfield grew anxious which transferred onto the pitch as the players ran out of ideas.

Next up for Liverpool is a trip to the San Siro where they face AC Milan on Tuesday before playing host to Bournemouth next weekend at Anfield

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