Updated
Updated · BBC.com · Aug 29
Liverpool Draw 2-2 With Nottingham Forest in Iraola's First Home League Game
Updated
Updated · BBC.com · Aug 29

Liverpool Draw 2-2 With Nottingham Forest in Iraola's First Home League Game

3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Aug 29

Summary

  • Victor Munoz's late strike rescued Liverpool a 2-2 draw with Nottingham Forest at Anfield in Andoni Iraola's first home Premier League match as head coach.
  • Dan Ndoye put Forest ahead with his first Premier League goal in 377 days, Alexander Isak equalised on the hour, and Morgan Gibbs-White restored Forest's lead from the spot before Munoz levelled.
  • Forest repeatedly troubled Liverpool through Igor Jesus's hold-up play and Gibbs-White's creativity, while Alisson also conceded the penalty that led to the visitors' second goal.
  • Florian Wirtz was one of Liverpool's brightest threats with an assist and a disallowed goal, but the draw left Iraola still waiting for a home league win.

Insights

Did Nottingham Forest expose a fatal flaw in Liverpool's new system, or were these just early-season growing pains at Anfield?
Will Iraola's attacking philosophy at Liverpool constantly leave them vulnerable to the fast breaks Nottingham Forest ruthlessly exploited?