A clinical Liverpool side kept the pressure on Premier League leaders Tottenham as they made light work of Nottingham Forest at Anfield on Sunday afternoon.
Liverpool’s goalscoring machine is so strong that not even the unexpected loss of Luis Diaz can slow them down.This simple win took Liverpool to 36 goals in 14 games and is the main reason why they are in the title race this season. Diaz was absent from Anfield on Saturday night in sympathy with the tragedy of his parents’ abduction in his native Colombia. Liverpool paid tribute to Diaz and Diogo Jota rushed to the touchline to keep the No.7 shirt after scoring in the Reds’ opener. . Diaz, who scored three goals for the Reds, started on the left flank of attack against Nottingham Forest, with his replacement Darwin Nunez making up for his loss.
Nunes headed home a six-yard corner that should have been on goal for Uruguay. It didn’t matter and Liverpool effectively won the game scoring two goals against Forest in four minutes. With Liverpool leading 3-2 at Forest, Alexis McAllister won the ball and sent Salah down the right. Salah fed Nunes and when his shot was blocked by Turner, Jota scored his sixth goal of the season. Jota ran and lifted Diaz’s shirt to show that everyone at the club was thinking of him after the attempted kidnapping of his parents.
Forest were distracted when Salah played in Dominik Szoboszlai down the right and Liverpool grabbed their second goal, Nunes heading down the middle from three yards for his sixth goal of the campaign. Turner was busy and was quickly saved by Ryan Gravenberch and Szobozslai. Liverpool were content to go into cruise control in the second half, briefly switching gears in the 77th minute to secure a third. Turner advanced from outside his own area and did a truly outstanding job of dispossessing the ball from the sublime Szoboszlai, before Salah slotted home a simple goal.
Cody Gakpo reminded everyone of his goal threat and the Dutchman fired home with his left foot. Anthony Elanga should have scored a consolation goal for Forest and hit the left-hand post before wasting another chance.
