Liverpool 0-3 N Forest: Three talking points

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Liverpool’s dismal title defence continued with a defeat to Nottingham Forest. After his side were frustrated in Goodison Park’s final Merseyside derby, the Dutchman probably wished his neighbours had held off on making a change.

With the champions now languishing in the table’s bottom half, something has to give in order to arrest Anfield’s current malaise and salvage the season. Slot handed Isak a first start in over five weeks, somewhat perplexingly against an opponent who would test his attacking abilities to their limits.

Beyond the array of statistical ignominies, Slot’s fallen champions are also contending with the sideshow of a defensive totem’s future playing out. This was not Konate’s first mishap display and they only become more pronounced with each passing reference to his contract situation.