Jamie Carragher takes purpose at Curtis Jones throughout Liverpool v Nottingham Forest
Jamie Carragher took purpose at one Liverpool participant for his efficiency vs Nottingham Forest this afternoon, earlier than Arne Slot‘s facet secured a dramatic late victory.
Reds safe essential victory at Forest
They needed to do it the exhausting means, however the Reds nearly managed to recover from the road on the Metropolis Floor this afternoon, with Alexis Mac Allister bagging a dramatic late winner, simply minutes after the Argentinian midfielder had a purpose dominated out by VAR.
The consequence retains Slot’s facet firmly in competition for the Champions League locations, shifting degree on factors with Chelsea and Manchester United, though Michael Carrick’s facet have a recreation in hand, and journey to the Hill Dickinson Stadium to tackle Everton tonight.
In the end, the three factors are all that issues, however the efficiency wasn’t precisely encouraging, with the Merseysiders trying notably poor within the first half, recording an xG of simply 0.06, whereas additionally having simply 41% of possession.
It could be honest to say Carragher wasn’t precisely impressed by the efficiency within the opening 45 minutes, with the Sky Sports activities pundit saying: “There was some horror performances from this Liverpool facet all season however that first half is the worst one of many lot.
“Curtis Jones is at all times taking too many touches, he must be sharper. That is been a problem for his whole Liverpool profession. He is at all times wanting an excessive amount of time on the ball.”
Jones was given the nod within the beginning XI after Florian Wirtz pulled out because of an harm within the warm-up, however the 25-year-old definitely did not benefit from his alternative, and can be grateful Mac Allister bailed him out…
Jones struggles in victory towards Tough Timber
The Reds managed to recover from the road ultimately, however the English midfielder was very poor, receiving a SofaScore match score of simply 5.9, the bottom of any participant from both facet, after freely giving possession on 12 events.
The academy graduate additionally gained simply three of the 12 duels he contested all through the match, and squandered one large probability, in what was a really disappointing all-round efficiency, so Slot can be hoping Wirtz’s harm is not critical.
FSG should lastly let Mo Salah 2.0 depart Liverpool this summer time
Liverpool are making ready for an additional summer time of change amid a troublesome season for Arne Slot and his squad.
On a extra optimistic observe, Carragher was happy by the impression Rio Ngumoha made after being introduced on with just below quarter-hour to play, with the 48-year-old making it clear he believes the teenager is able to be a daily starter.
Ngumoha was introduced on to exchange Mohamed Salah late within the recreation, and it will likely be attention-grabbing to see if the Egyptian retains his place within the beginning XI, after not scoring in 9 Premier League video games.
