By Victor Kanayo
Nottingham Forest on Saturday punished repeated Liverpool wasteful to emerge victorious at the end of the encounter inside Anfield in one of the English Premier League.
It was substitute Callum Hudson-Odoi’s second half goal that gave Nottingham Forest the biggest surprise win of the Premier League season so far.
The win was Forest’s first at Anfield since 1969, and the players and the away fans celebrated accordingly as the home crowd was left to rue a rudderless display from the Reds that lacked a cutting edge.
Their wastefulness was punished in the 72nd minute as Anthony Elanga found his fellow substitute Hudson-Odoi with a brilliant crossfield ball, and the 23-year-old winger superbly cut inside before curling a tremendous effort past goalkeeper Alisson.
Having convincingly won all of their opening three league games under Arne Slot without conceding a goal, Liverpool looked short of ideas as they sought to come back. A Virgil van Dijk header from a corner that flew over was the closest they came to an equaliser.
Also on Saturday, Manchester United diminished Southampton 3-0, just as their City rivals edged Brentford 2-1.
