With a shocking 3-0 home defeat to Nottingham Forest, troubled Liverpool’s miserable season came to an end.
When Murillo’s fierce strike punished their inability to deal with Elliot Anderson’s corner in the 33rd minute, the spluttering champions fell behind.
Arne Slot, the manager of Reds, was upset that the goal was allowed despite Forest’s Dan Ndoye appearing to block Liverpool’s Alisson Becker, which caused Virgil van Dijk’s penalty to be disallowed before the international break.
After 46 minutes, Nicolo Savona slotted home from Neco Williams’ cut-back, giving Sean Dyche’s side doubled their lead.
Morgan Gibbs-White scored Forest’s third goal from the rebound after Omari Hutchinson’s shot was saved in the 78th minute due to the disorganized defense at Liverpool.
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Liverpool have lost eight of their last eleven games in all competitions, including six of their final seven in the top flight, after being defeated by Forest for the second time in a row at Anfield.
For the first time in a three-goal run since 1965, Liverpool has lost three straight league games.
Slot acknowledged on Friday that Diogo Jota’s tragic passing in a July crash in Spain left Liverpool’s players with no longer-moving injuries.
In yet another lethargic display, they were again devoid of inspiration and enthusiasm, leaving them eight points adrift in 11th place, eight points behind Arsenal.
Following a spending spree of over $400 million ($523 million) this summer, Liverpool’s stunning decline comes as a result.
Following a record-breaking move from Newcastle that didn’t live up to the hype, Alexander Isak was demoted in the second half of his fourth league start for Liverpool.
Isak, a striker from Sweden, has not yet scored for the Reds in the top flight.
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