“Before that we play a difficult game in Prague [in the Europa League]. We have to keep going and recover.” You have to wind the clock back to October 1984 when Liverpool last secured a victory at the City Ground in the top division. Ian Rush was one of the goalscorers that day and, before Núñez’s introduction late in the second half, Liverpool were sorely missing a penalty box master during this troubled time of injuries. The average age of Klopp’s squad was a little older here, with Andy Robertson returning to the starting XI while Núñez and Dominik Szoboszlai were both on the bench. Forest did not deserve to lose, following Nuno Espirito Santo’s tactical plan to the letter. The gameplan was clearly to attack Liverpool with pace on the break, utilising the speed of Anthony Elanga and Callum Hudson-Odoi. Elanga had the best chance of the first half when he was sent clear by Divock Origi, but his shot was pushed away by Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher. Kelleher is likely to emerge as …