Alexander Isak problem worsens as Arne Slot watches Liverpool repeat - 5 talking points

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Murillo beat Alisson Becker with another goal conceded by Liverpool from a set-piece in the first half, and shortly into the second, Nicolo Savona made it 2-0 when he finished well unmarked in the penalty area. "Alex, it will still take a bit of time, but he will end up being the player he was at Newcastle if we get him fit, or how he was at Sociedad or all the other clubs he was at – he just needs to become fit," Slot said before the game.

But for him to get there, he might need to have minutes where you could argue that another player might be further ahead of him in terms of match fitness." It would be fair to say, during a largely anonymous showing, that Isak is still some way off his best. Set-pieces prove costly In his 50th Premier League game with Liverpool, the Nottingham Forest fans were singing about being 'in Arne Slot's head' during the first half.

Already on its third manager of the season in Sean Dyche, and kicking off second from bottom in the Premier League table, you would be forgiven for forgetting how many good players there are in this Nottingham Forest team (not that Liverpool can use that as an excuse). He was good here, and didn't shirk a challenge in a big game.