Arne Slott and Luis Diaz during Liverpool's draw with Nottingham Forest (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)
Liverpool star Luis Diaz Sum up the main problem the Reds faced last night as they dropped points against Nottingham Forest.
Arne Slott's side remain at the top of the Premier League table and will be encouraged by the fact that neither Arsenal, Manchester City or Chelsea are looking in particularly great form at the moment.
However, there were some undeniable concerns as Liverpool had to settle for a draw for the second consecutive league game, while they recently lost 1-0 to Tottenham in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final.
Things need to improve, and Diaz has been criticized for being “too poor” at a crucial moment In yesterday's matchas James Pearce noted some generally poor decisions from Liverpool players throughout.
See below for some of Pearce's posts as he found it frustrating to watch Liverpool in yesterday's 1-1 draw at the City Ground…
Very poor of Diaz. He had to play Gakpo
– James Pearce (@JamesPearceLFC) January 14, 2025
Making the decision to leave Liverpool here. Some long-term overland efforts when better options are available.
– James Pearce (@JamesPearceLFC) January 14, 2025
HT: Jungle 1 #Liverpool 0: Liverpool controlled the ball but they didn't do enough with it. It was poor decision making. Forest scored their first goal through Wood and have frustrated the Premier League leaders ever since.
– James Pearce (@JamesPearceLFC) January 14, 2025
Will Liverpool allow its rivals to return to the title race?
Liverpool faced a very good side last night, with Forest proving to be surprise contenders for a Champions League place, while they probably shouldn't also be written off as surprise title contenders for Leicester City.
However, even if Liverpool had come back to equalize after going down an early goal, many fans would have expected better from the team as this slightly rough patch continued.
So far, no one else has been good enough to punish them, but Arsenal will certainly feel like they're not completely out of the title race yet, as they could be just four points behind Slot's men if they beat Tottenham tonight, and if they have played. Game over.
Liverpool have certainly been impressive for most of Slot's first season so far, but they need to be careful to continue that run, or there are surely good enough teams behind them to make them pay.
Arsenal put in a tremendous performance at this time last year, taking Manchester City to the final day of the season, while Chelsea have also improved a lot under Enzo Maresca this season, even if they have also enjoyed some success. The last flash.
