Liverpool boss Arne Slot, has admitted that his side face a tough test when they travel to the City Ground on Tuesday, to face high-flying Nottingham Forest.
The Reds are top of the league standings, six points above both Arsenal and their Tuesday’s opponent although they have a game in hand against Everton.
“I’ve always said you can judge the table best halfway through the season. That moment is there now, so if Forest is then up there with us, with Arsenal, Chelsea and [Manchester] City and all the others then they definitely are a team that is in competition with us and with the other teams.
“They deserve to be treated like this if you look at the way they play and if you look at their results. It’s going to be a very difficult challenge tomorrow to get a result”, Slot said in a prematch conference.
Liverpool’s only defeat this season was in the reverse against Forest at Anfield, with Callum Hudson-Odoi’s stunner securing maximum points for the Premier league surprise team.
Nottingham Forest come into the match on the back of seven consecutive wins in all competitions, conceding just a goal in the process, and they know a win will close the gap between them and the Reds to just three points.
“I think what every manager tries to do is find the game plan or the playing style that suits the players best. I think that is what the manager of Nottingham – Nuno – did very well”, he continued.
“The playing style they have suits them really good. They have a hard-working team. Without the ball they work really hard. Chris Wood is a great example of that.
But he’s also a player that can hold the ball and they have very fast wingers and players in the midfield that can bring these wingers in promising positions, mostly in counter-attacks.”
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