0-3: The Day the Title Defense Died? Slot’s Liverpool Humiliated by Dyche’s Forest.
If the alarm bells were ringing at Anfield before today, they have now been smashed to pieces.
In a result that will send shockwaves through the Premier League, reigning champions Liverpool suffered their heaviest home defeat of the Arne Slot era as they crashed 0-3 to a tactically superior Nottingham Forest.
For Sean Dyche, it was a masterclass in efficiency. For Arne Slot, it feels like the end of the road for his title defence – and perhaps the beginning of the end for his tenure.
A Defense in Tatters
A stuttering title defense has quickly become a complete collapse for Liverpool. Today was the Reds’ sixth defeat in seven league games – an extraordinary fall from grace for a side that lifted the trophy just six months ago.
The problems were evident from the first whistle. Despite the return of Alisson Becker to the starting lineup, the Liverpool backline looked jittery and disjointed. Forest, organized in Dyche’s trademark compact shape, waited for their moment and struck with ruthless precision.
The opener came in the 33rd minute, a cleared corner falling to Murillo, who rifled a low effort past a helpless Alisson and silenced the Kop. It was a warning shot that Liverpool failed to heed.
The 39-Second Nightmare
Former Red Neco Williams turned provider,
spinning away from his marker to lay the ball on a plate for Nicolo Savona,
who tapped in to make it 0-2. . The “fortress” had breached with embarrassing ease.
As Slot threw on attackers in a desperate attempt to salvage the game, the gaps at the back grew wider. Nottingham Forest took advantage of this fact perfectly in the 78th minute.
Morgan Gibbs-White, arguably the best player on the pitch,
pounced on a rebound after Alisson saved an initial effort from Omari Hutchinson.
He swept the ball home to make it 0-3, sending the traveling Forest fans into delirium and Liverpool fans to the exits.
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