Liverpool locked horns with Nottingham Forest at the City Ground earlier today as they hoped to secure a win on their travels in the Premier League. The Reds made a solid start to the game but were held to a scoreless draw at the half-time interval.
Jurgen Klopp‘s men dug in deep in the second half and managed to score the winning goal in injury-time when Darwin Nunez headed the ball home from close range. The contest finished with the Merseyside club earning a narrow 1-0 win away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Liverpool player performed during the match against Nottingham.
GK: Caoimhin Kelleher – 7/10
Kelleher made a couple of solid saves at the back and secured an important clean sheet on the road.
RB: Conor Bradley – 7.5/10
He got stuck in with a few solid tackles and had a few lively moments in the opponent’s half.
CB: Ibrahima Konate – 7.5/10
Konate gave a good account of himself on the defensive end of the field and was good on the ball.
CB: Virgil Van Dijk – 7/10
The Dutch talent put his foot through the ball when needed and was strong in the air.
LB: Andy Robertson – 7.5/10
He performed his defensive duties and made some decent chances in the final third.
CM: Alexis Mac Allister – 8/10
Mac Allister anchored the midfield well and made a lot of inviting chances for his teammates up top.
CM: Joe Gomez – 7/10
He did his fair share of defending and was a strong presence on the ball.
CM: Bobby Clark – 6/10
The youngster struggled to get into the flow of the game and was replaced in the 59th minute.
RW: Harvey Elliott – 6.5/10
Elliott showed a few glimpses of what he can do but lacked the cutting edge in the final third.
ST: Cody Gakpo – 6/10
He got himself into some dangerous areas in the final third but his decision making let him down.
LW: Luis Diaz – 6.5/10
Diaz was not shy of having a strike at goal but failed to get his name on the scoresheet.
Substitutes:
ST: Darwin Nunez – 8/10
Nunez won the game for Liverpool with a great header in the dying embers of the game.
CM: Wataru Endo – 6.5/10
He added some bite and steel to Klopp’s midfield.
CM: Dominik Szoboszlai – 6/10
Szoboszlai linked up play well with his teammates.
LB: Kostas Tsimikas – N/A
ST: Jayden Danns – N/A
