All it took was one connection from Diogo Jota and Konstantinos Tsimikas to turn what looked like a loss for Liverpool at the City Ground into a 1-1 draw against surprising Nottingham Forest. This was another example of manager Arne Slot being able to use his entire squad to push the right buttons at the right time to get his team into high gear,

An unlikely ambition is one step closer to being realised after a night where Forest showed they can mix it with the very best

The legendary Brian Clough once famously insisted “I hope anybody’s not stupid enough to write us off”, as he reflected on the drama of a European Cup semi-final first leg against Cologne.