Liverpool welcomed Nottingham Forest earlier today as they looked to secure a convincing win at home in the Premier League. The Reds made a good start to the game and got their noses ahead in the 31st minute when Diogo Jota found the back of the net. Darwin Nunez doubled Liverpool’s advantage just four minutes later with an easy finish from point-blank range. The Merseyside club went into the half-time interval 2-0 up on the scoreline.
Mohamed Salah added another goal in the 77th minute as Jurgen Klopp‘s men cruised to a 3-0 win at Merseyside.
Let’s take a look at how each Liverpool player performed during the clash against Nottingham.
GK: Alisson Becker – 7/10
He made one good save late in the game and kept a comfortable clean sheet at home.
RB: Trent Alexander-Arnold – 7/10
Alexander-Arnold performed his defensive duties well and had a couple of bright moments in the final third.
CB: Ibrahima Konate – 7/10
The French defender dealt with the danger when required and made one key chance going forward.
CB: Virgil Van Dijk – 8/10
Van Dijk was a commanding presence inside his half and secured an impressive clean sheet today.
LB: Kostas Tsimikas – 7/10
The Greek talent got stuck in with a few solid tackles and made one good chance in the final third.
CM: Dominik Szoboszlai – 8/10
He was a constant menace in the final third and has got a couple of assists to show for his efforts.
CM: Alexis Mac Allister – 7/10
Mac Allister offered decent protection for his teammates at the back and was good on the ball as well.
CM: Ryan Gravenberch – 6.5/10
He linked up play well with others around him but there was no goal for him
RW: Mohamed Salah – 7.5/10
Salah made two inviting chances in the final third and didn’t hesitate to have a few strikes at goal. He ended up scoring Liverpool’s third goal in the 77th minute.
ST: Darwin Nunez – 7.5/10
Nunez’s pace caused a lot of problems for the Nottingham defenders. He doubled his team’s advantage with an easy finish in the 35th minute.
LW: Diogo Jota – 7.5/10
The Portugal international scored Liverpool’s opener in the 31st minute and worked his socks off during his time on the pitch.
Substitutes:
ST: Cody Gakpo – 6.5/10
He made one good run with the ball.
CM: Harvey Elliott – 6/10
Elliott didn’t have his shooting boots on.
CM: Wataru Endo – 6/10
He kept things solid at the back.
CB: Joe Gomez – N/A
