Liverpool slumped to a 1-0 defeat at Nottingham Forest in the Premier League's Saturday lunchtime to kick-off, less than a week on from their brilliant win over Manchester City.
Taiwo Awoniyi – who was on Liverpool's books for six years but never made a first-team appearance – came back to haunt his old club by scoring the decisive goal 10 minutes into the second half.
Following a 1-0 midweek home victory over West Ham, injury and illness forced Jurgen Klopp into more changes than he'd have liked to make prior to Tuesday's crunch Champions League clash with Ajax, but the German will have been less than pleased with his side's display on the banks of the River Trent. The Reds remain without an away league success this season; they've taken just 16 points from a possible 33 so far and could finish the weekend as many as 14 points off top spot.
The result also sees the Reds' miserable Premier League record away to Forest continue: they've visited the City Ground six times in the competition – and never come out on top.
As for the hosts, this memorable triumph – masterminded by former Liverpool academy boss Steve Cooper – could prove to be the springboard for their season. It was their first win since the second weekend of the campaign and takes them off the bottom of the table, at least temporarily.
Forest goalkeeper Dean Henderson produced a man-of-the-match performance, pulling off a string of fine saves – including an astonishing low stop to deny Virgil van Dijk late on.
