Latest Nottingham Forest news from Nottingham shireLive as Reds will face Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool
When Nottingham Forest visits Anfield on Sunday to play Liverpool in the Premier League at 2 p.m., they will be hoping to pull off an upset.
Luton Town shocked Steve Cooper’s team last weekend at the City Ground, even though they had a 2-0 lead. The Reds and Rob Edwards’ team drew after nine minutes thanks to two goals in quick succession.
Paul Merson, a former Arsenal player, thinks Liverpool will defeat Forest “quite comfortably” and has backed the home team to avoid giving up any goals.
“Liverpool should win this one quite comfortably, I think they’ll score a few goals at home to build on their 2-0 win against arch-rivals Everton,” Merson wrote in his Sports Keeda column. “Jurgen Klopp has an embarrassment of riches up front with the likes of Mohamed Salah, Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez, Diogo Jota and Cody Gakpo.
“Between the five of them, they’ll rack up 50 Premier League goals a season even if each of them scores ten over the course of 38 games, which is a very realistic tally considering their start to the season. Dominik Szoboszlai has come in and blown people away with his performances, but Alexis Mac Allister is a top player too.
“He’s playing as a No. 6 which isn’t really his usual position, but Liverpool are winning games right now, so it shouldn’t matter, at least until they sign a specialist defensive midfielder. Thiago Alcantara has been incredibly unlucky with injuries, but I’d be shocked if he stayed at Liverpool beyond this season.
“The Reds are unlikely to offload him in January because he’s still a top player when he’s fit, but at the end of the season, I can see him moving on as a free agent.”
